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Robinson Crusoe
noun
Rob·in·son Cru·soe
| \ ˈrä-bə(n)-sən-ˈkrü-(ˌ)sō
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Definition of Robinson Crusoe
: a shipwrecked sailor in Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe who lives for many years on a desert island
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