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# durham

proper noun (Durham)

«durham» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A city in north-east England, famous for its very old cathedral and castle on a hill above the river Wear, and for its university. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/durham/#m1)
2. The county around it, County Durham. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/durham/#m2)
3. A city in North Carolina, USA, and a region in Ontario, Canada. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/durham/#m3)
4. (rare) A surname, and the name of an old breed of shorthorn cattle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/durham/#m4)

### In the lessons

It is a place name, so it begins with a capital letter. In geography and history lessons it comes up as an example of a cathedral city in England and old coal-mining areas of County Durham. In everyday life it appears on maps, addresses and sports teams.

### Examples

- Durham Cathedral stands high above the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/durham/#x1)
- My cousin studies at Durham University. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/durham/#x2)
- We drove through County Durham on our way to Scotland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/durham/#x3)
- Durham is a city in North Carolina too. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/durham/#x4)
- The miners of County Durham held a big gala every summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/durham/#x5)
- Jevons has heard it in the neighbourhood of Durham; while a further version appeared in Monthly Chronicle of North Country Folk-Lore. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/durham/#x6)

### Note

A proper noun: always write «Durham» with a capital letter. Pronounced «DUR-um» (the h is silent). Not a common word; it names places and people.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «durham» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/durham/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«durham» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/durham.html) on Mova free.