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Definition of Durham
1. Noun. A city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University.
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Nc, North Carolina, Old North State, Tar Heel State
2. Noun. English breed of short-horned cattle.
Definition of Durham
1. n. 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.
Definition of Durham
1. Proper noun. The name signed by alternate bishops of '''Durham''' (see Duresm). ¹
2. Proper noun. A city in county Durham in the Northeast of England. ¹
3. Proper noun. A county in the Northeast of England. ¹
4. Noun. One of a breed of short-horned cattle, originating in the county of Durham, England, and noted for their beef-producing quality. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Durham
Literary usage of Durham
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The Benedictines held Durham Abbey, with the dependent houses of Jarrow, Wearmouth,
... See THOMPSON, Reference Catalogue of Books on Durham antl ..."
2. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1910)
"Bygate (JE) The Cathedral Church of Durham; a description of its fabric and a
... Durham Cathedral. The baptismal, marriage, and burial registers of the ..."
3. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"Action by City of Durham against the Durham Public Service Company. ... SO Chambers
and Fuller, Reade A Fuller, all of Durham, for appellee. ..."
4. Catalogueby Colorado State Library, Washburn Observatory, Manton Free Library, Exeter, R.I. Manton Free Library, Woodman Astronomical Library, Exeter (R.I.) by Colorado State Library, Washburn Observatory, Manton Free Library, Exeter, R.I. Manton Free Library, Woodman Astronomical Library, Exeter (R.I.) (1884)
"(In her Heath, RF Albrecht Dürer 1881 E 4398 Five Great Painters, v. 2) 1883 E
5264 Durham. Low, JL Durham 1881 E 4629 Simeon, of Durham. ..."
5. Bulletin by North Carolina Dept. of Conservation and Development, North Carolina Geological Survey (1883-1905), North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1906)
"Durham COUNTY. Only a very little time was spent in examining the supply of road
material of this County, and consequently but a very few of the largest and ..."
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