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Durham
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(Dur¦ham)
Pronunciation:
/ˈdʌrəm/
a city on the River Wear; population 42,100 (est. 2009). It is famous for its 11th-century cathedral, which contains the tomb of the Venerable Bede, and its university.
(also
County Durham
)
a county of NE England; county town, Durham.
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