Aberdeen

American  

[ab-er-deen, ab-er-deen] / ˌæb ərˈdin, ˈæb ərˌdin /

noun

1. Also called Aberdeenshire.  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.

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Aberdeen ¹ British  

/ 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. a council area in NE Scotland, established in 1996. Pop: 206 600 (2003 est). Area: 186 sq km (72 sq miles)

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Aberdeen ² British  

/ 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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Aberdeen Cultural  

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

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Other Word Forms

• Aberdonian
  adjective

Example Sentences

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Aberdeen

The former Aberdeen, Kilmarnock and Hearts boss stressed the need for time and for further additions as he guides the Ibrox outfit through a summer of transition.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

"It will be an eye-opener for the new players against Aberdeen at Pittodrie," Stevenson said.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

If you are Aberdeen, you're going to play it off the full-backs, get at them through the middle, and they will steamroll Hearts.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

The two are given the unenviable task of laying off hundreds of employees from a failing oil company in Aberdeen, Scotland.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

She lives in Aberdeen, Maryland, a little under an hour away from Baltimore City.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore