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Aberdonian

British  
/ ˌæbəˈdəʊnɪən /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Aberdeen

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to Aberdeen or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Lawrie’s fellow Aberdonian and new European Tour card holder, David Law, is just one of the two-time European Ryder Cup player’s clients.

From Golf Digest • Dec. 6, 2018

“Took her last look of the phantom in the glass” is from “The Shadows,” a fairy tale by Aberdonian fantasist George MacDonald.

From Scientific American • Jun. 19, 2013

No matter that the Aberdonian shot a final-day 67 when the rest of the field were moaning and grizzling like bairns about the long grass.

From The Guardian • Oct. 1, 2012

For his part, Aberdonian Alberto Morrocco was recognised as "the finest portrait painter of his time in Scotland" in one obituary when he died in 1998.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2012

"Ah!" cried the Aberdonian who told me the story, "Jonathan will not go back to America to tell his compatriots that he took in a Scotchman."

From Friend Mac Donald by O'Rell, Max

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