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A county in the Northeast of England
The name signed by alternate bishops of Durham (see Duresm)
A city in county Durham in the Northeast of England
Administrative (pop., 2001: 493,470), geographic, and historic county, northeastern England. Adjacent to the North Sea coast, it includes the city of Durham. The northern part of the county is cut by the valleys of the Rivers Wear and Tees; the Tees lowlands extend across the south. Under the Romans the region was a military outpost associated with Hadrian's Wall. Durham was later incorporated into the Saxon kingdom of Northumbria. It was unimportant economically until the 19th century, when exploitation of its coalfields, now exhausted, made it a key area of industrial growth in Britain. The area is now a centre of light industry. Saxon Dunholme City (pop., 2001: district, 87,725), administrative and historic county of Durham, northeastern England. It is on a peninsula in the River Wear. This natural defensive site, fortified by William I (the Conqueror) against the Scots, became a seat of the feudal prince-bishops of Durham. Medieval Durham was a place of pilgrimage, holding the remains of St. Cuthbert in its cathedral (begun in 1093). The bishops of Durham helped establish the city as an educational centre. It is the site of the Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art and Archaeology, part of the University of Durham
{i} county in England; name of several cities in various states of the USA
English breed of short-horned cattle a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University
One or a breed of short-horned cattle, originating in the county of Durham, England
The Durham cattle are noted for their beef-producing quality
a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University
English breed of short-horned cattle

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County Durham
A maritime county of England bordered by the North Sea, Northumberland, Cumberland, Westmorland and Yorkshire; county town Durham

Usage note: Sometimes referred to simply as Durham, but never as Durham County.

Bull Durham
1988 baseball film starring Kevin Costner (directed by Ron Shelton)
John George Lambton 1st earl of Durham
born April 12, 1792, London died July 28, 1840, Cowes, Isle of Wight, Eng. British colonial administrator in Canada. He was a member of the British House of Commons (1813-28) and served in the cabinet of Earl Grey (1830-33). In 1838 he was appointed governor-general and lord high commissioner of Canada. He appointed a new executive council to placate the rebellious French Canadians of Lower Canada (later Quebec). Criticized in England for his action, he resigned. He later issued the Durham Report, which advocated the union of Lower Canada and Upper Canada and the expansion of self-government to preserve Canadian loyalty to Britain
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    [ 'd&r-&m, 'd&-r& ] (noun.) 1810. From Old English Dunholm (compare Middle French Duresm, Latin Dunelmum).