Markham

American

[mahr-kuhm] / ˈmɑr kəm /

noun

Beryl, 1902–86, English aviation pioneer: first woman to fly solo over the Atlantic Ocean east to west 1936.
(Charles) Edwin, 1852–1940, U.S. poet.
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, SW of the Ross Sea. 15,100 feet (4,600 meters).
a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, near Toronto.
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.

Markham British

/ ˈmɑːkəm /

noun

a mountain in Antarctica, in Victoria Land. Height: 4350 m (14 272 ft)

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When tech companies went on a recruiting spree a few years ago, Markham, 48, saw a chance to turn his computer-programming hobby into a more lucrative career.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

"We don't process those value-added ingredients into more valuable ingredients here at home," says Mr Markham.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025

He added that he started his venture capital fund Markham Valley Ventures “primarily to uplift minority entrepreneurs.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2024

Trevor Barnard, electrician at Markham Main: "It was hard, I mean it was like living back in the 1800s where you scrimped and scraped. You tried to save on everything you could."

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2024

Markham took the news quite casually when I walked into his office and told him that he might acquire a model student who would never bother him by cluttering up his lab with experimental apparatus.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

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