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A surname, especially referring to Charles Darwin (1809–1882), British naturalist and founder of the theory of evolution by natural selection.
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A municipality of Río Negro province, Argentina.
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The capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia.
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A ghost town in Tasmania, Australia.
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A settlement on the peninsula of Lafonia, East Falkland island, Falkland Islands.
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A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Inyo County, California.
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A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Fresno County, California.
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A number of places in the United States:
A township and unincorporated community therein, in Clark County, Illinois.
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A number of places in the United States:
A township and minor city in Meeker County, Minnesota.
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A number of places in the United States:
A small unincorporated community in Bedford Township, Meigs County, Ohio.
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A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma.
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A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Webb County, Texas.
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A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia.
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A male given name transferred from the surname, deriving from the Old English name Dēorwine and revived through the surname.
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Ellipsis of Darwin College, Cambridge.
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Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
Qualifier: Cambridge University
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An open-source Unix operating system first released by Apple.
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Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Alternative form of Derwent (English locative name).
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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A unit of evolutionary change in evolutionary biology.
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provincial capital of the Northern Territory of Australia
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Broader terms: provincial capital
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English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)
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Synonyms: Charles Darwin, Charles Robert Darwin
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Broader terms: naturalist, natural scientist
History
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.
Variant of Derwent.
Named after Charles Darwin, coined by J.B.S. Haldane in 1949.
Across languages
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
