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Noun: Durham  dur-um or dú-rum [N. Amer], dú-rum [Brit]
  1. A city in County Durham, England
     
  2. English breed of short-horned cattle
    - shorthorn
     
  3. A city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University
     
  4. County in north-east England
    - County Durham

Derived forms: Durhams

Type of: beef, beef cattle, city, county, metropolis, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: England, N.C., NC, North Carolina, Old North State, Tar Heel State

Encyclopedia: Durham, ON