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

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Example Sentences

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Aberdeen

Aberdeen said it would sell half its 10.4% stake in savings-and-investment business Standard Life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Citi expects Aberdeen to use the proceeds to support the scaling of its Interactive Investor business and expand capabilities in its investments business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

As a kid in Aberdeen, he'd grown up as a Celtic fan - something he says that required a thick skin.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

These were that Simpson, from Aberdeen, pretended to employees he was a medical student authorised to be in ARI.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

He stood there and peed into Aberdeen Lake.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

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