Aberdeenshire

British  

/ ˌæbəˈdiːnˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

1. a council area and historical county of N Scotland, on the North Sea: became part of Grampian Region in 1975 but reinstated as an independent unitary authority (with adjusted borders) in 1996: rises to the Grampian and Cairngorm Mountains in the SW: chiefly agricultural (esp sheep and stock raising). Administrative centre: Aberdeen. Pop: 229 330 (2003 est). Area 6319 sq km (2439 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Nevis Range, near Fort William, and The Lecht, in Aberdeenshire, have also been able to open for snowsports.

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Many other councils are considering bigger rises, with Aberdeenshire and Moray councils both considering 10% increases, more than three times the inflation rate.

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Aberdeenshire Council officials said without an increase in income, they were facing a shortfall of more than £17.5m in funding.

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The proposed 10% rises in Aberdeenshire and Moray are the biggest to be made public so far.

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Orkney Islands, East Renfrewshire, Perth and Kinross, Aberdeenshire, East Dunbartonshire and City of Edinburgh all have a higher than average healthy life expectancy.

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