Aberdeen
[ ab-er-deen for 1, 2; ab-er-deen for 3–6 ]
/ ˌæb ərˈdin for 1, 2; ˈæb ərˌdin for 3–6 /
noun
Also called Ab·er·deen·shire
[ab-er-deen-sheer, -sher] /ˌæb ərˈdin ʃɪər, -ʃər/.
a historic county in NE Scotland.
a seaport in NE Scotland, on the North Sea: administrative center of the Grampian region.
a city in NE South Dakota.
a seaport in W Washington.
a town in NE Maryland.
a fishhook having an extended bend.
OTHER WORDS FROM Aberdeen
Ab·er·do·ni·an [ab-er-doh-nee-uh n] /ˌæb ərˈdoʊ ni ən/, adjective, nounExample sentences from the Web for aberdonian
British Dictionary definitions for aberdonian (1 of 3)
Aberdonian
/ (ˌæbəˈdəʊnɪən) /
noun
a native or inhabitant of Aberdeen
adjective
of or relating to Aberdeen or its inhabitants
British Dictionary definitions for aberdonian (2 of 3)
Aberdeen
1
/ (ˌæbəˈdiːn) /
noun
a city in NE Scotland, on the North Sea: centre for processing North Sea oil and gas; university (1494). Pop: 184 788 (2001)
City of Aberdeen
a council area in NE Scotland, established in 1996. Pop: 206 600 (2003 est). Area: 186 sq km (72 sq miles)
British Dictionary definitions for aberdonian (3 of 3)
Aberdeen
2
/ (ˌæbəˈdiːn) /
noun
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)