Durham

🔊/ˈdʌrəm/
🔊/ˈdɜːrəm/
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  1. (abbreviation Dur)
    (County Durham
    🔊/ˌkaʊnti ˈdʌrəm/
    🔊/ˌkaʊnti ˈdɜːrəm/
    )
    a county in north-east England that used to be a major centre of coal mining, shipbuilding and steel -making
  2. (also Durham City
    🔊/ˌdʌrəm ˈsɪti/
    🔊/ˌdɜːrəm ˈsɪti/
    )
    a city in the county of Durham and its administrative centre. It has a castle, now a college of the University of Durham, and a beautiful Norman cathedral, one of the best examples of Romanesque architecture in Europe. Durham Castle and Durham Cathedral were made a World Heritage Site in 1986. 达勒姆(达勒姆郡的城市及其行政中心。城中有一座城堡,现为达勒姆大学的一个学院;还有一座美丽的诺曼大教堂,是欧洲罗马式建筑的典范之一)