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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northeast England south of Newcastle. It is noted for its cathedral and castle, built by the Normans in the 1100s.
- A city of north-central North Carolina near Raleigh and Chapel Hill. Settled c. 1750, it is the seat of Duke University (founded 1838).
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Durham, a county of northern England.]
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