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Darwin
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darwin
English
Alternative forms
en Darwen Derwin
Pronunciation
en /ˈdɑːwɪn/ RP
en /ˈdɑɹwɪn/ GA
en En-au-Darwin.ogg AU
Etymology 1
From en enm Darwin, enm Derwin, from en ang Dēorwine a given name, composed of ang dēore dear + ang wine friend. The city in Australia is named after Charles Darwin.
Proper noun
en, especially referring to Charles Darwin (1809–1882), British naturalist and founder of the theory of evolution by natural selection.
en municipality p:suf/Río Negro c/Argentina.
en capital city terr/Northern Territory c/Australia.
en ghost town s/Tasmania c/Australia.
en settlement on the pen:pref/Lafonia isl:suf/East Falkland terr/Falkland Islands.
en number of places c/USA:
en unincorporated community/and/CDP co/Inyo County s/California.
en ghost town co/Fresno County s/California.
en twp/and/unincorporated community therein, in co/Clark County s/Illinois.
en twp/and/minor city co/Meeker County s/Minnesota.
en small unincorporated community twp:Suf/Bedford co/Meigs County s/Ohio.
en unincorporated community co/Pushmataha County s/Oklahoma.
en ghost town co/Webb County s/Texas.
en unincorporated community co/Dickenson County s/Virginia.
en male surnames, deriving from the Old English name ang Dēorwine and revived through the surname.
en Cantab informal en w:Darwin College, Cambridge.
en computing An open-source Unix operating system first released by Apple.
Derived terms
en Darwin's rhea Knight-Darwin law Darwinism Darwin fish Darwin Award Darwin glass Darwin stubby Darwinian Darwin's beetle Darwin's frog Darwinistic Darwinist Darwin's nothura Darwinize Darwinization Darwinic Darwin's finch Darwin drift Darwin Day Darwiner Darwinical Darwinite Darwin's Bulldog darwin Darwin out
Translations
surname
Arabic: ar دَارْوِين m darwin
Armenian: hy Դարվին
Bulgarian: bg Да́рвин m f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 達爾文 Dá'ěrwén
Georgian: ka დარვინი
German: de Darwin
Greek: el Δαρβίνος m
Japanese: ja ダーウィン Dāwin
Korean: ko 다윈 dawin
Marathi: mr डार्विन n
Polish: pl Darwin m
Portuguese: pt Darwin m f
Romanian: ro Darwin
Russian: ru Да́рвин m
city in Australia
Afrikaans: af Darwin
Arabic: ar دَارْوِين m darwin
Armenian: hy Դարվին
Bulgarian: bg Да́рвин m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 達爾文 Dá'ěrwén
Dinka: din
Esperanto: eo Darvino
Georgian: ka დარვინი
German: de Darwin
Greek: el Ντάργουιν n
Hindi: hi डार्विन
Japanese: ja ダーウィン Dāwin
Korean: ko ^다윈
Marathi: mr डार्विन n
Polish: pl Darwin n
Portuguese: pt Darwin f
Russian: ru Да́рвин m
Thai: th ดาร์วิน
Yiddish: yi דאַרווין
Related terms
en Baldwin Alvin Alwin Edwin Goldwyn Irwin Oswin
See also
Darwin (surname)
Charles Darwin
Darwin, Australia
References
Etymology 2
Variant of en Derwent.
Proper noun
en Derwent English locative name.
Further reading
Anagrams
en adinrw draw in drawin' inward indraw dirwan
en Biology Individuals History of science
en eponyms
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :der en:Darwin + 1
Proper noun
ceb noun
ceb male English
ceb capital city terr/Northern Territory c/Australia Darwin
German
Etymology
de :bor en:Darwin
From de en Darwin.
Pronunciation
de /ˈdaʁvɪn/ northern Germany also /ˈdaʁˌviːn/
de /ˈdaʁwɪn/ quite unusual for the naturalist, possible in all other contexts
de De-Darwin.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
m,s:-[with an article]
en Darwin the naturalist Charles Darwin
Derived terms
de Darwinist, de darwinistisch
de Darwinismus
de darwinisch, de Darwin'sch
Proper noun
m:f,s:-[with an article],s
en Darwin English surname
Proper noun
toponym
de capital city territory/Northern Territory c/Australia Darwin
any of various other locations
Hungarian
Etymology
hu en Darwin.
Pronunciation
darvin
hu Dar win
hu in 2
Proper noun
hu proper noun
en Darwin Charles Darwin, English naturalist
hu capital city terr/Northern Territory c/Australia Darwin
Declension
Darwino o -Darwin j jai
Derived terms
hu darwini
hu Compound words Darwin-nandu Darwin-pinty
Related terms
hu darwinizmus
Polish
pl:
Etymology
pl :bor en:Darwin + 1
Pronunciation
LL-Q809 (pol)-Poemat-Darwin.wav
Proper noun
n yes
pl capital city terr/Northern Territory c/Australia Darwin
Proper noun
m-pr
Charles Darwin
Declension
s
Derived terms
pl adjectives darwinistyczny darwinowski
pl nouns darwinizm darwinista darwinistka
Further reading
pl Individuals
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :ubor en:Darwin + 1
Pronunciation
Darvim dár.win
Proper noun
pt capital city terr/Northern Territory c/Australia Darwin
Proper noun
m
en Darwin Charles Darwin, English naturalist
Derived terms
pt darwiniano
pt darwinismo
pt darwinista
pt Individuals Evolutionary theory
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :bor en:-<ety:uder<ang:Dēorwine>> 2 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
+
tl male English < surnames
tl en surname