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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Dar•win (där′win),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Charles (Robert), 1809–82, English naturalist and author.
- Biographicalhis grandfather, Erasmus, 1731–1802, English naturalist and poet.
- Place Namesa seaport in and the capital of Northern Territory, in N Australia. 56,482.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Darwin /ˈdɑːwɪn/ n - a port in N Australia, capital of the Northern Territory: destroyed by a cyclone in 1974 but rebuilt on the same site. Pop: 71 347 (2001)
Former name (1869–1911): Palmerston
Darwin /ˈdɑːwɪn/ n - 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 man in The Descent of Man (1871)
- 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
- Sir George Howard, son of Charles Darwin. 1845–1912, English astronomer and mathematician noted for his work on tidal friction
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