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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.

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.

Other Word Forms

  • Aberdonian adjective

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Sir Alex Ferguson was the guest of honour as Hearts saw off the challenge of Aberdeen and moved seven points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership with nine games to play.

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Earlier in 2025 it announced the closure of 10 bars across the UK, including its flagship pub in Aberdeen.

From BBC

The multi-million pound project in Aberdeen - involving 25 buses - was meant to be the future of clean public transportation, with the city billed as the global hub for hydrogen-powered buses.

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A review carried out three years later found they had been used on 14 occasions in 11 separate areas including cities like Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen.

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Sunshine was in short supply - as people in Aberdeen will confirm.

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