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Durham1 definition

Dur·ham (dʉr′əm)

noun

shorthorn

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

Durham2 definition

Dur·ham (dʉr′əm)

  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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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