robinsonade

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Robinsonade, analyzable in English as Robinson + -ade, named after fictional character Robinson Crusoe, from Daniel Defoe’s 1715 novel Robinson Crusoe.

Pronunciation

Noun

robinsonade (plural robinsonades)

  1. A genre of adventure fiction where a hero is stranded alone on a desert island and has to survive with his own wits.

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Dutch

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Robinsonade.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔ.bɪn.sɔˌnaː.də/
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  • Hyphenation: ro‧bin‧so‧na‧de

Noun

robinsonade f (plural robinsonades or robinsonaden)

  1. robinsonade
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