Aberdeen

[ ab-er-deen for 1, 2; ab-er-deen for 3-6 ]

noun
  1. Also called Ab·er·deen·shire [ab-er-deen-sheer, -sher]. /ˌæb ərˈdin ʃɪər, -ʃər/. a historic county in NE Scotland.

  2. a seaport in NE Scotland, on the North Sea: administrative center of the Grampian region.

  1. a city in NE South Dakota.

  2. a seaport in W Washington.

  3. a town in NE Maryland.

  4. a fishhook having an extended bend.

Other words from Aberdeen

  • Ab·er·do·ni·an [ab-er-doh-nee-uhn], /ˌæb ərˈdoʊ ni ən/, adjective, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for Aberdeen (1 of 2)

Aberdeen1

/ (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)

British Dictionary definitions for Aberdeen (2 of 2)

Aberdeen2

/ (ˌæbəˈdiːn) /


noun
  1. 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)

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Cultural definitions for Aberdeen

Aberdeen

[ (ab-uhr-deen) ]


City in northeastern Scotland, on the North Sea.

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