Durham

[dur-uhm, duhr-]

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.

Durham

/ 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

Example Sentences

However, she said she had now received a letter from Durham County Council saying it had investigated and the pink door could stay.

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Researchers at Durham University also found rugby players who have suffered multiple concussions have biological differences that may make them more prone to developing MND.

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There to cover those storylines on behalf of the BBC - which had full editorial control - was director John Alexander, born only a few miles away in the County Durham town of Peterlee.

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James Jones and Sons, which is investing £70m in a new sawmill near Durham, is one of a number of companies counting on it.

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"There is no robust evidence or convincing studies to suggest there is any causal relationship," said Monique Botha, a professor in social and developmental psychology at Durham University.

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