Noun: Durham dur-um or dú-rum [N. Amer], dú-rum [Brit]
- A city in County Durham, England
- English breed of short-horned cattle
"The Durham is prized for both its meat and milk production";
- shorthorn
- A city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University
- 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, Nova Scotia