Antonyms for
durham
A city, the county town of County Durham, England.
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All Definitions for Durham

Below are all the dictionary definitions of durham:

1A city, the county town of County Durham, England.
2A county in the Northeast of England
3In full, County Durham.
4A unitary authority of County Durham, which replaced the county council in 2009 in all of County Durham except Darlington, Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
5In full, Durham County Council.
6A city, the county seat of Durham County, North Carolina
7Amed for landowner Bartlett S. Durham.
8One of a breed of short-horned cattle, originating in the county of Durham, England, and noted for their beef-producing quality.
9An English habitational surname from Old English from the city in England.
10An outback town in Queensland, Australia.
11A regional municipality east of Toronto Ontario
12In full, Regional Municipality of Durham.
13A community in New Brunswick
14Amed for Lord Durham, Governor General of Canada.
15A locale in Canada.
16A town and census-designated place therein, in Middlesex County, Connecticut
17Amed for the city in England.
18A town and census-designated place therein, in Strafford County, New Hampshire.
19A town in Greene County, New York
20Amed for the town in Connecticut.
21A township and unincorporated community in Washington County, Arkansas.
22A census-designated place in Butte County, California
23Amed for California politician W. W. Durham.
24An unincorporated community in Walker County, Georgia
25Amed for Durham Coal and Coke Company.
26A township in Hancock County, Illinois.
27An unincorporated community in Gibson County, Indiana.
28A minor city in Marion County, Kansas
29Amed for the breed of cattle.
30A town in Androscoggin County, Maine
31Amed for County Durham, England.
32An unincorporated community in Lewis County, Missouri
33Amed for a railroad employee.
34A township in Durham County, North Carolina, most of which is in the city.
35An unincorporated community in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma
36Amed for postmaster Doris Durham Morris.
37A city in Washington County, Oregon
38Amed for pioneer and Oregon Territory legislator Alberto Alonzo Durham.
39A township and unincorporated community therein, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
40A community in West Grey, Grey County, Ontario.
41A locale in the United States.

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