Darwin - Definition

The word Darwin, when used alone, has several possible meanings in the English language. It became popular largely due to the findings of Charles Darwin regarding natural selection.

The term "Darwin", when used by itself can refer to:

• Apple Darwin, a BSD based operating system used in Mac OS X
• Darwin, a planned project by the European Space Agency

• Darwin, the capital city of Northern Territory in Australia.
• Darwin, a small town in the Falkland Islands
• Darwin, a small town in Minnesota
• Darwin, a volcano on the Galapagos

Darwin is also part of the name of:

• Charles Darwin
• Erasmus Darwin (Charles' grandfather)
• Leonard Darwin (Charles' son)

• Mount Darwin
• Darwin Awards

Darwin College, part of the University of Cambridge