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Durham

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Dur·ham 1  (dûrm)
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.
Dur·ham 2  (dûrm)
n.
See shorthorn.
[After Durham, a county of northern England.]
Durham [ˈdʌrəm]
n
1. (Placename) a county of NE England, 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. (excluding unitary authorities): 493 470 (1994 est.). Area (excluding unitary authorities): 2434 sq. km (940 sq. miles) Abbreviation Dur
2. (Placename) 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.: 36 937 (1991)
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a rare variety of shorthorn cattle See shorthorn
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.DurhamDurham - a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University
Duke University - a university in Durham, North Carolina
NC, North Carolina, Old North State, Tar Heel State - a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies
2.DurhamDurham - English breed of short-horned cattle
shorthorn
beef, beef cattle - cattle that are reared for their meat


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There exists a monition of the Bishop of Durham against irregular churchmen of this class, who associated themselves with Border robbers, and desecrated the holiest offices of the priestly function, by celebrating them for the benefit of thieves, robbers, and murderers, amongst ruins and in caverns of the earth, without regard to canonical form, and with torn and dirty attire, and maimed rites, altogether improper for the occasion.
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"Red it was," said the butcher, in his good-humoured husky treble-- "and a Durham it was.
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The same Bull Durham and brown-paper cigarette, hand-rolled, contented him.
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