darwin

IPA: dˈɑrwɪn

Root Word: Darwin

noun

  • A surname, especially referring to Charles Darwin (1809–1882), British naturalist and founder of the theory of evolution by natural selection.
  • A municipality of Río Negro province, Argentina.
  • The capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia.
  • A ghost town in Tasmania, Australia.
  • A settlement on the peninsula of Lafonia, East Falkland island, Falkland Islands.
  • A number of places in the United States:
  • An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Inyo County, California.
  • A ghost town in Fresno County, California.
  • A township and unincorporated community therein, in Clark County, Illinois.
  • A township and minor city in Meeker County, Minnesota.
  • A small unincorporated community in Bedford Township, Meigs County, Ohio.
  • An unincorporated community in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma.
  • A ghost town in Webb County, Texas.
  • An unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia.
  • A male given name transferred from the surname, deriving from the Old English name Dēorwine and revived through the surname.
  • (computing) An open-source Unix operating system first released by Apple.
  • A unit of evolutionary change in evolutionary biology.
  • (Cambridge University, informal) Ellipsis of Darwin College, Cambridge..
  • Alternative form of Derwent (English locative name) [A river in Derbyshire, England, which flows into the River Trent.]
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Examples of "darwin" in Sentences

  • There's an article on Darwinism.
  • Darwin was at the level of the organism.
  • Not on darwin, and not in making fun of darwin.
  • Darwinism is scientific and refers to adaptability.
  • It directed me to drive a circuitous route to Darwin.
  • Darwin's spirits were again downcast when Lyell's wife died.
  • Huxley was certainly not slavish in his dealings with Darwin.
  • Anguished, Darwin begins to suffer from a mysterious, fatiguing illness.
  • Darwin noted the immense number of organisms dependent on the kelp forests.
  • She is the daughter of Bernard Darwin and his wife the engraver Elinor Monsell.

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