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Durham

Durham

101 1.0
A city in north central North Carolina that is home to Duke University
  • proper noun
  • /ˈdɜrəm/
translation icon : Durham (Carolina del Norte)
  • I'm from Durham, NC, I'm from Orlando, Orlando, Durham, NC.
  • Duke University in Durham
  • Durham, NC
  • Durham, N.C.

Charlotte you can get tickets still and Durham.

Examples

  • Well, I was in North Carolina, Durham, playing baseball.

    Smashed (2012)

  • There was one in Tulsa, OK at Jackie Cooper Imports, and then there was another one in Raleigh, Durham, NC, somewhere there.

  • So when I went back to Durham, I appeared in court.

  • I would prefer someone who knows Durham and its people.

    Main Street (2010)

  • I never made it past Durham.

    Billy Elliot (2000)

  • And in Durham, as elsewhere, budgets are being cut.

  • Moving halfway across the country from Minneapolis to Durham, North Carolina, was a culture shock.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Hi, I'm Anna from Durham, NC and it's time to spin the wheel of mythicality.

  • The seven sites are in: Birmingham, Bradford, Durham, Herefordshire, Medway, Salford, and Southward.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The city of Durham is home to Duke University, one of the most prestigious universities in the United States.

Surface Forms

Durham main

Etymology

Durham for the North Carolina city comes from the name of a man, Dr. Bartlett Durham, who gave land for a railway stop, so the town was named after his family name.