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Look up: Selkirk

  1. Selkirk
    [n] - Sottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe`s novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721)
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Selkirk
    Selcraig noun Scottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe`s novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721)
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  3. Selkirk
    `Selkirk`, a town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders, lies on the River Ettrick, a tributary of the River Tweed. At the time of the 2001 census, Selkirk's population was 5,839. Selkirk is not the largest town in the Scottish Borders, but possesses a great amount of notable history and tradition; it was formerly the county town of Selkirkshire. The people of the town - 'Souters', named after the town's traditional shoe cobblers - are...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selkirk

  4. Selkirk
    (from the article `Manitoba`) ...the Saskatchewan River; Flin Flon, a mining centre near the Saskatchewan border; Churchill, a trans-shipment centre and port on Hudson Bay; ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/61

  5. Selkirk
    royal burgh (town), Scottish Borders council area, historic county of Selkirkshire, Scotland, lying on a hillside overlooking the river known as ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/61

  6. Selkirk
    Selkirk, town (1991 pop. 9,815), SE Man., Canada, on the Red River. Just S of Lake Winnipeg, it is a port for products from N Manitoba. There are steel mills, foundries, and shipyards in the town. It is named for the 5th earl of Selkirk, who established (1812) the Red River Settlement in the region.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A084

  7. Selkirk
    Selkirk, former county, Scotland: see Selkirkshire.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A091


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