Durham

American  

[dur-uhm, duhr-] / ˈdɜr əm, ˈdʌr- /

noun

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

2. a city in this county.

3. a city in N North Carolina.

4. a town in SE New Hampshire.

5. Animal Husbandry. Shorthorn.

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Durham British  

/ ˈdʌrəm /

noun

1.  Dur..  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)

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)

3. a rare variety of shorthorn cattle See shorthorn

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Example Sentences

DURHAM, N.C.—A height sensor on the street detected impending doom here last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2016

DURHAM, N.C.—The sign on the door at the renovated tobacco warehouse reads “Physcient.”

From New York Times • May 16, 2011

DURHAM, N.H.—Living in an area where amenities of daily life—groceries, playgrounds, post offices, libraries and restaurants—are within walking distance promotes healthy lifestyles and has positive implications for the environment, research has established.

From US News • Dec. 16, 2010

DURHAM, LORD: work of in Canada, 226-228; report of, 274.

From The Canadian Commonwealth by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

DURHAM, a city and municipal and parliamentary borough, and the county town of Durham, England, 256 m.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various