Aberdeen

[ ab-er-deen ab-er-deen ]

noun

1. Also called Ab·er·deen·shire [ab-er-, deen, -sheer, -sher]. a historic county in NE Scotland.
2. a seaport in NE Scotland, on the North Sea: administrative center of the Grampian region.
3. a city in NE South Dakota.
4. a seaport in W Washington.
5. a town in NE Maryland.
6. a fishhook having an extended bend.

Aberdeen

¹

/ ˌæbəˈdiːn /

noun

1. AberdeenGeorge Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen17841860MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of. 1784–1860, British statesman. He was foreign secretary under Wellington (1828) and Peel (1841–46); became prime minister of a coalition ministry in 1852 but was compelled to resign after mismanagement of the Crimean War (1855)

Aberdeen

²

/ ˌæbəˈdiːn /

noun

1. a city in NE Scotland, on the North Sea: centre for processing North Sea oil and gas; university (1494). Pop: 184 788 (2001)
2. City of Aberdeen
   a council area in NE Scotland, established in 1996. Pop: 206 600 (2003 est). Area: 186 sq km (72 sq miles)

Aberdeen

1. City in northeastern Scotland , on the North Sea .

Other Words From

• Ab·er·do·ni·an [ab-er-, doh, -nee-, uh, n], adjective noun

Example Sentences

His last visit as president in 2018 sparked a security operation with thousands protesting in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.

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The Aberdeen fan apologised last week in a ministerial statement and conceded he should have went to a "wider range" of football matches.

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One even claimed - and you will understand that BBC Wales has been unable to verify this - that almost 20 years ago a post office in Aberdeen had a window display in Welsh for four years.

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Recent research found a geographical ancestral link in Orkney and Shetland by scientists in Edinburgh and Aberdeen universities.

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Gray said all the engagements were “official ministerial business”, and that he had not planned to attend only Aberdeen club matches.

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