English Explanatory Dictionary

Darwin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname, especially referring to Charles Darwin (1809–1882), British naturalist and founder of the theory of evolution by natural selection.
  2. A municipality of Río Negro province, Argentina.
  3. The capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia.
  4. A ghost town in Tasmania, Australia.
  5. A settlement on the peninsula of Lafonia, East Falkland island, Falkland Islands.
  6. A number of places in the United States:
  7. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Inyo County, California.
  8. A ghost town in Fresno County, California.
  9. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Clark County, Illinois.
  10. A township and minor city in Meeker County, Minnesota.
  11. A small unincorporated community in Bedford Township, Meigs County, Ohio.
  12. An unincorporated community in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma.
name
  1. Alternative form of Derwent (English locative name).
noun
  1. A unit of evolutionary change in evolutionary biology.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɑːwɪn/ /ˈdɑɹwɪn/ En-au-Darwin.ogg

Word forms

Darwin Darwen Derwin darwins

Etymology

From Middle English Darwin, Derwin, from Old English Dēorwine (“a given name”), composed of dēore (“dear”) + wine (“friend”). The city in Australia is named after Charles Darwin.

Related words

Alvin Alwin Baldwin Edwin Goldwyn Irwin Oswin Darwin

Derived words

darwin Darwin Award Darwin Day Darwin drift Darwin fish Darwinian Darwinic Darwinism Darwinist Darwinistic Darwinization Darwinize Darwin out Darwin's beetle Darwin's Bulldog Darwin's finch Darwin's frog Darwin's nothura Darwin's rhea Darwin stubby Knight-Darwin law d millidarwin
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