Aberdeenshire

/ 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)

Example Sentences

After Swinney met the president at his golf resort in Aberdeenshire, the first minister said he had made the case for better trading terms for Scotch whisky.

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Falkirk and Aberdeenshire councils said they would ask police to get involved after their staff were subject to intimidation and threats.

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Aberdeenshire Council said it had seen a sharp rise in flags being flown from streetlights and reports of flags being painted on roads.

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The young family was last seen in public driving to church close to Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, last month.

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A number of protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers have been held in Scotland during August, in Perth, Aberdeenshire and Falkirk.

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