Definition of "Durham"

County Durham (a county in the Northeast of England)  examples

A city in and the county town of County Durham, England.  examples

Durham County Council, a local government unitary authority which replaced the county council in 2009 in all of County Durham except Darlington, Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees.  examples

An English habitational surname from Old English from the city in England.  examples

An outback town in Queensland, Australia.  examples

A locale in Canada.

1. A community in New Brunswick; named for Lord Durham, Governor General of Canada.  examples

2. A community in West Grey, Grey County, Ontario.  examples

3. The Regional Municipality of Durham, a regional municipality east of Toronto, Ontario.  examples

A locale in the United States.

1. A township and unincorporated community in Washington County, Arkansas.  examples

2. A census-designated place in Butte County, California; named for California politician W. W. Durham.  examples

3. A town and census-designated place therein, in Middlesex County, Connecticut; named for the city in England.  examples

4. An unincorporated community in Walker County, Georgia; named for Durham Coal and Coke Company.  examples

5. A township in Hancock County, Illinois.  examples

6. An unincorporated community in Gibson County, Indiana.  examples

7. A minor city in Marion County, Kansas; named for the breed of cattle.  examples

8. A town in Androscoggin County, Maine; named for County Durham, England.  examples

9. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, Missouri; named for a railroad employee.  examples

10. A town and census-designated place therein, in Strafford County, New Hampshire.  examples

11. A town in Greene County, New York; named for the town in Connecticut.  examples

12. A city, the county seat of Durham County, North Carolina; named for landowner Bartlett S. Durham.  examples

13. A township in Durham County, North Carolina, most of which is in the city.  examples

14. An unincorporated community in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma; named for postmaster Doris Durham Morris.  examples

15. A city in Washington County, Oregon; named for pioneer and Oregon Territory legislator Alberto Alonzo Durham.  examples

16. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.  examples

One of a breed of short-horned cattle, originating in the county of Durham, England, and noted for their beef-producing quality.  examples