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Durham County

Durham County proper noun: one of 100 counties in North Carolina, United States. County seat: Durham. Named after Bartlett S. Durham.

Proper noun

Durham County

  1. One of 100 counties in North Carolina, United States. County seat: Durham. Named after Bartlett S. Durham.
  2. A historical county of Ontario, Canada, abolished in 1974. Named after County Durham in England.

Questions about Durham County

What does Durham County mean?
Durham County means one of 100 counties in North Carolina, United States. County seat: Durham. Named after Bartlett S. Durham.
What part of speech is Durham County?
Durham County is a proper noun.

Words near Durham County in the dictionary

  1. durgy
  2. Durh
  3. Durham
  4. Durham boat
  5. Durham boats
  6. Durham County
  7. Durham Lead
  8. Durham Ox
  9. Durham rule
  10. Durham rules
  11. Durhamism

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