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DARWIN

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Darwin mean?

• DARWIN (noun)
The noun DARWIN has 2 senses:

1. English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)
2. provincial capital of the Northern Territory of Australia

Familiarity information: DARWIN used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DARWIN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Charles Darwin; Charles Robert Darwin; Darwin

Instance hypernyms:

natural scientist; naturalist (a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology))

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Provincial capital of the Northern Territory of Australia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

provincial capital (the capital city of a province)

Holonyms ("Darwin" is a part of...):

Northern Territory (a territory in north central Australia)

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