name
Durham
DUH-ruhm
name
1
A county and cathedral city in northeast England.
"Durham Cathedral sits high above the River Wear."
2
A city in North Carolina, USA, home to Duke University.
"They moved to Durham, North Carolina, for the university."
noun
1
A breed of short-horned beef cattle originally raised in County Durham, England.
"The farm kept a small herd of Durham cattle."
How to Use Durham
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn English county and cathedral city; also a US city and a cattle breed sharing the name.
Word Forms
Durhams plural
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Etymology
From Old English Dūnholm, "hill island," which shifted in pronunciation over centuries until it settled as Durham.