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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He was released from the first-Test squad to play for Durham away at Derbyshire and was scheduled to report to Lord's for the second Test on Monday.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Durham ran through Derbyshire's lower order in the morning with Potts reaping the reward for full and accurate bowling delivered at pace.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Mary Amanuel, 25, turned down places at five top-rated U.K. colleges, including Durham and Manchester.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir took 3-77 before Durham declared on 295-6, setting Derbyshire a notional 423 for victory.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

She was an elegant woman, and a political activist in her own right, a founder of Women in Action for the Prevention of Violence, an interracial Durham organization dedicated to working for peaceful integration.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson