MARKHAM


Meaning of MARKHAM in English

City (pop., 1991: 154,000), southeastern Ontario.

It is situated on the Rouge River, northeast of Toronto . Settled in 1794, the town was named for William Markham, archbishop of York. It annexed the nearby township of Markham in 1971.

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