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dur

American  
[door] / dur /

adjective

German.
  1. (in music) written in a major key; major.


Dur. British  

abbreviation

  1. Durham

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Example Sentences

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He is relative of Abdurrahman Wahid, or Gus Dur, a well-respected former president and religious leader.

From Reuters

Though the disco Dur Dur Band clearly bulked at this.

From BBC

One of the displaced, 40-year-old Dur Bibi, sat under a tent in the grounds of a school and recalled the moment she fled when water gushed into her home overnight late last week.

From Reuters

Dur e Aziz Amna is a Pakistani writer who is in the Master of Fine Arts program at the University of Michigan.

From New York Times

“You can see water is everywhere and muddy water has also entered my home and we have not received government help,” said Manzoor Ali, a resident in Karachi’s rain-hit neighborhood Dur Mohammad Goth.

From Seattle Times