Durham
/ˈdʌrəm/
/ˈdɜːrəm/
- (abbreviation Dur)(County Durhama county in north-east England that used to be a major centre of coal mining, shipbuilding and steel -making/ˌkaʊnti ˈdʌrəm//ˌkaʊnti ˈdɜːrəm/)
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- (also Durham Citya city in the county of Durham and its administrative centre. It has a castle, now a college of the University of Durham, and a beautiful Norman cathedral, one of the best examples of Romanesque architecture in Europe. Durham Castle and Durham Cathedral were made a World Heritage Site in 1986./ˌdʌrəm ˈsɪti//ˌdɜːrəm ˈsɪti/)
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