Selkirk

Definition: Selkirk

Selkirk

Noun

1. 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).

Date "Selkirk" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1796. (references)

Synonyms: Selkirk

Synonyms: Alexander Selcraig (n), Alexander Selkirk (n), Selcraig (n). (additional references)

Selkirk is a royal burgh in the Scottish Borders, and historically the chief town of Selkirkshire. It lies on the Ettrick Water river.

The town grew on woollen industry, although now it is perhaps best known for its glass manufacturing. It has a museum and art gallery, and is associated with Mungo Park and Walter Scott.

Crosswords: Selkirk

English words defined with "Selkirk": Alexander Selkirk. (references)

Specialty definitions using "Selkirk": Juan Fernandez. (references)

Domain	Usage
Movie/TV Titles	Selkirk of Red River (1964)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Southern Scotland: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dunbar, Peebles, Dumfries, Stranraer, Kirkcudbright, Ayr, Selkirk, Jedburgh (reference) Selkirk protocol books, 1511-1547 : the protocol books of John Chepman, 1511-36 and 1545-47, Sir John Chepman, 1536-43, John and Ninian Brydin and other notaries, 1526-36, and John Brydin, 1530-37 (reference) The Red River Trails: Oxcart Routes Between St. Paul and the Selkirk Settlement, 1820-1870 (Publications of the Minnesota Historical Society.) (reference) Solitary rugose corals of the Selkirk member, red river formation (late middle or upper Ordovician), Southern Manitoba (reference) (more book examples)
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	Each of these swirling clouds is a result of a meteorological phenomenon known as a Karman vortex. These vortices appeared over Alexander Selkirk Island in the southern Pacific Ocean. Rising precipitously from the surrounding waters, the island's highest point is nearly a mile (1.6 km) above sea level. As wind-driven clouds encounter this obstacle, they flow around it to form these large, spinning eddies.Credit: NASA.		Looking up Illecillewaet Valley, Selkirk Mountains, B.C.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Mt. Avalanche with Eagle and Uto Peaks, Selkirk Mts., B.C.Credit: Library of Congress.		Serac formation, Illecillewaet Glacier, Selkirk Mts., B.C.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Selkirk Mts., Hermit Range & Rogers Pass, Canada.Credit: Library of Congress.		British Columbia, Selkirk Mts., Illecillewaet Glacier, from Glacier Crest.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Marion Lake on Mount Abbott, Selkirk Mts., British Columbia.Credit: Library of Congress.		Glacier Crest from Mount Abbott, Selkirk Mts., British Columbia.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Crevasse formation in Illecillewaet Glacier, Selkirk Mountains, B.C.Credit: Library of Congress.		Illecillewaet Glacier & glacier crest, Selkirk Mts., British Columbia.Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

"Selkirk" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Selkirk" is used about 254 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	100%	254	18,599

The following table summarizes the usage of "Selkirk" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Selkirk	Last name	200	34,742
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

1. Selkirk, NY
Zip Code(s): 12158
Country: USA

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Expression: Selkirk

Expression using "Selkirk": Alexander Selkirk. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Selkirk

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
selkirk	91	selkirk mountain	6
selkirk college	78	house light selkirk	6
manitoba selkirk	37	ivey selkirk	6
selkirk rex	33	selkirk glass	5
selkirk ny	29	realty selkirk	5
journal selkirk	19	selkirk hotel	5
canada selkirk	18	selkirk steelers	5
park selkirk shore state	16	mb selkirk	4
selkirk metalbestos	15	park selkirk	4
alexander selkirk	13	college nelson selkirk	3
division lord school selkirk	12	experience mountain selkirk	3
ontario selkirk	9	park selkirk state	3
selkirk shore	9	selkirk city	3
lord selkirk	8	edmonton hotel selkirk	3
selkirk rex cat	8	selkirk high school	3
park provincial selkirk	8	manitoba map selkirk	3
selkirk united kingdom	7	chrysler selkirk	3
loop selkirk	6	coeymans ravena selkirk	3
selkirk chimney	6	bc college selkirk	3
selkirk lodge	6	selkirk paperweights	3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Misspellings: Selkirk

Misspellings
	"Selkirk" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Colkirk, Deklerk, Selvick, Steenkirk. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Selkirk

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-i-k-k-l-r-s"
	-1 letter: likers.
	-2 letters: keirs, kiers, kikes, kirks, liers, liker, likes, riels, riles, siker, skier, skirl, slier.
	-3 letters: elks, ilks, ires, irks, isle, keir, kier, kike, kirk, kirs, kris, leis, leks, lier, lies, like, lire, reis, riel, rile, rise, risk, sike, silk, sire.
	-4 letters: elk, els, ers, ilk, ire, irk, kir, lei, lek, lie, lis, rei.
	Words containing the letters "e-i-k-k-l-r-s"
	+2 letters: sharklike.
	+3 letters: kilderkins.
	+4 letters: kallikreins.
	+5 letters: placekickers.
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