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

On the same programme, her fellow new Scottish MP, the Conservative Douglas Lumsden, who won a by-election in Aberdeen South, called the move "disrespectful".

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Northern Ireland and Scotland experienced their hottest days of the year on Tuesday, with temperatures reaching 28.1C in Katesbridge, County Down and 29C in Dyce in Aberdeen respectively.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch became a frequent flyer in the final weeks of the by-election campaign in Aberdeen South.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

The Conservatives won in Aberdeen South, taking the seat from the SNP, while the SNP held on in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 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