a port in N Australia, capital of the Northern Territory: destroyed by a cyclone in 1974 but rebuilt on the same site. Pop: 129 062 (2011)
Former name (1869–1911): Palmerston
Darwin in British English2
(ˈdɑːwɪn)
noun
1.
Charles (Robert). 1809–82, English naturalist who formulated the theory of evolution by natural selection, expounded in On the Origin of Species (1859) and applied to humans in The Descent of Man (1871)
2.
his grandfather, Erasmus. 1731–1802, English physician and poet; author of Zoonomia, or the Laws of Organic Life (1794–96), anticipating Lamarck's views on evolution
3.
Sir George Howard, son of Charles Darwin. 1845–1912, English astronomer and mathematician noted for his work on tidal friction
Darwin in American English1
(ˈdɑrwɪn)
1.
Charles (Robert)1809-82; Eng. naturalist: originated theory of evolution by natural selection