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

“I expected more booing,” said Barbara Barreiro Leon, a professor at Scotland’s Aberdeen University who attended the semifinal and who has written extensively on the contest.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Luke Bartholomew, deputy chief economist at Aberdeen Investments, said the growth figures would not matter much to markets, "given how things have moved on since then".

From BBC • May 14, 2026

It was October 2024, when Jayme from New Pitsligo made the trip by ambulance to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, where she was rushed into surgery.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Aberdeen Investments’ Luke Hickmore said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

And more: twelve girls and six of their parents from Aberdeen High School, South Dakota, who cheered her with signs as she crossed the border from North to South Dakota.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti