Etymology

Robinson Crusoe Island

Today it means: The second largest of the Juan Fernández Islands. Full definition →

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The story

Renamed in 1966 by the Chilean government, after the fictional castaway Robinson Crusoe: the island was home to the marooned sailor Alexander Selkirk from 1704 to 1709, and is thought to have inspired the novel.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.