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County Durham

County Durham proper noun: a maritime county of England bordered by the North Sea, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Cumbria and North Yorkshire.

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Proper noun

County Durham

  1. A maritime county of England bordered by the North Sea, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Cumbria and North Yorkshire.

Questions about County Durham

What does County Durham mean?
County Durham means a maritime county of England bordered by the North Sea, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Cumbria and North Yorkshire.
What part of speech is County Durham?
County Durham is a proper noun.

Words near County Durham in the dictionary

  1. county court
  2. county courts
  3. county crop
  4. county crops
  5. County Down
  6. County Durham
  7. county fair
  8. county fairs
  9. county families
  10. county family
  11. county farm

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