Durham

(dʉrəm)

noun

shorthorn

Origin: see Durham: after the county, where orig. bred

  1. county in N England, on the North Sea: 938 sq mi (2,429 sq km); pop. 593,000
  2. its county seat, on the Wear: county district pop. 89,000
  3. city in north central N.C.: pop. 187,000

See Durham in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A city of north-central North Carolina east of Greensboro. Settled c. 1750, it is the seat of Duke University (founded 1838). Population: 209,000.

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Origin: After Durham, a county of northern England

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