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Aberdeen.

A port city in Aberdeen council area, Scotland, on the North Sea.

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Meaning & usage

name/abəɹˈdin/Scotland/æbəˈdiːn/Received-Pronunciation/ˌæb.ɚˈdin/US/ˈæb.ɚˌdin/US
  1. A port city in Aberdeen council area, Scotland, on the North Sea.

  2. A council area of Scotland including the city, one of 32 created in 1996.

  3. A former county in northeastern Scotland; see Aberdeenshire.

  4. A number of places in the United States: A populated place in Monroe County, Arkansas.

  5. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Inyo County, California.

  6. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Palm Beach County, Florida.

  7. A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Peachtree City, Fayette County, Georgia.

  8. A number of places in the United States: A city in Bingham County, Idaho.

  9. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Cass Township, Ohio County, Indiana.

  10. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Center Township, Porter County, Indiana.

  11. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Butler County, Kentucky.

  12. A number of places in the United States: A city in Harford County, Maryland, home of the Aberdeen Proving Grounds.

  13. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Mississippi.

  14. A number of places in the United States: A township in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

  15. A number of places in the United States: A town in Moore County, North Carolina.

  16. A number of places in the United States: A village in Huntington Township, Brown County, Ohio.

  17. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Brown County, in northeastern South Dakota, United States.

  18. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Collingsworth County, Texas.

  19. A number of places in the United States: A city in Grays Harbor County, Washington.

  20. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia.

  21. A community in Nova Scotia.

  22. A community in Ontario.

  23. A town in Saskatchewan.

  24. A settlement in Saint Elizabeth parish, Jamaica.

  25. A neighbourhood of Freetown, Sierra Leone.

  26. A town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa.

  27. A town in the Muswellbrook council area and the Upper Hunter council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

  28. A suburb of Devonport, in northern Tasmania, Australia.

  29. An area and town in Southern district, Hong Kong.

Where this word comes from

The first is from Pictish *ᚐᚁᚓᚏ (aber, “confluence”). The second element comes from the river Don (the site of Old Aberdeen). Written Aberdon circa 1187 and Aberden circa 1214. The area and town in Hong Kong is named after George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen.

noun/abəɹˈdin/Scotland/æbəˈdiːn/Received-Pronunciation/ˌæb.ɚˈdin/US/ˈæb.ɚˌdin/US
  1. A wide evenly curved fishhook.

    capitalized · usually
  2. Alternative form of Aberdeen terrier.

    alt-of · alternative · capitalized · usually
Where this word comes from

The first is from Pictish *ᚐᚁᚓᚏ (aber, “confluence”). The second element comes from the river Don (the site of Old Aberdeen). Written Aberdon circa 1187 and Aberden circa 1214. The area and town in Hong Kong is named after George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen.

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