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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Dur•ham (dûr′əm, dur′-),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa county in NE England. 607,600;
940 sq. mi. (2435 sq. km). - Place Namesa city in this county. 86,500.
- Place Namesa city in N North Carolina. 100,831.
- Place Namesa town in SE New Hampshire. 10,652.
- [Animal Husb.]Shorthorn.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Durham /ˈdʌrəm/ n - 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. - 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)
- a rare variety of shorthorn cattle
See shorthorn
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