Durham

[ dur-uhm, duhr- ]

noun
  1. a county in NE England. 940 sq. mi. (2,435 sq. km).

  2. a city in this county.

  1. a city in N North Carolina.

  2. a town in SE New Hampshire.

  3. Animal Husbandry. Shorthorn.

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Durham

/ (ˈdʌrəm) /


noun
  1. a former administrative county of NE England; became a unitary authority in 2009; on the North Sea: rises to the N Pennines in the west: the geographical and ceremonial county includes the unitary authorities of Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees (both part of Cleveland until 1996) and Darlington (created in 1997). Administrative centre: Durham. Pop (of Durham unitary authority): 494 200 (2003 est). Area (of Durham unitary authoritiy): 2434 sq km (940 sq miles): Abbreviation: Dur.

  2. a city in NE England, administrative centre of Co Durham, on the River Wear: Norman cathedral; 11th-century castle (founded by William the Conqueror), now occupied by the University of Durham (1832). Pop: 42 939 (2001)

  1. a rare variety of shorthorn cattle: See shorthorn

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