durham
IPA: dˈɝʌm
Root Word: Durham
noun
- County Durham (a county in the Northeast of England)
- A city in and the county town of County Durham, England.
- Durham County Council, a local government unitary authority which replaced the county council in 2009 in all of County Durham except Darlington, Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees.
- An English habitational surname from Old English from the city in England.
- An outback town in Queensland, Australia.
- A locale in Canada.
- A community in New Brunswick; named for Lord Durham, Governor General of Canada.
- A community in West Grey, Grey County, Ontario.
- The Regional Municipality of Durham, a regional municipality east of Toronto, Ontario.
- A locale in the United States.
- A township and unincorporated community in Washington County, Arkansas.
- A census-designated place in Butte County, California; named for California politician W. W. Durham.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Middlesex County, Connecticut; named for the city in England.
- An unincorporated community in Walker County, Georgia; named for Durham Coal and Coke Company.
- A township in Hancock County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Gibson County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Marion County, Kansas; named for the breed of cattle.
- A town in Androscoggin County, Maine; named for County Durham, England.
- An unincorporated community in Lewis County, Missouri; named for a railroad employee.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Strafford County, New Hampshire.
- A town in Greene County, New York; named for the town in Connecticut.
- A city, the county seat of Durham County, North Carolina; named for landowner Bartlett S. Durham.
- A township in Durham County, North Carolina, most of which is in the city.
- An unincorporated community in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma; named for postmaster Doris Durham Morris.
- A city in Washington County, Oregon; named for pioneer and Oregon Territory legislator Alberto Alonzo Durham.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
- One of a breed of short-horned cattle, originating in the county of Durham, England, and noted for their beef-producing quality.
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Examples of "durham" in Sentences
- The head was the Prior of Durham.
- It is situated to the west of Durham.
- Durham is considered an average fielder.
- It is situated to the north west of Durham.
- His secondary education was at the at Durham.
- Durham was active in the historical community.
- It is situated to the east of the centre of Durham.
- In that scenario Durham would have been the victim of a bigamist.
- The Visitor for the University of Durham is the Bishop of Durham.
- In that scenario, Durham would have been the victim of a bigamist.
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