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Aberdeen

/æbəˈdiːn/

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Scotland/abəɹˈdin/

Aberdeen proper noun: a port city in Aberdeen council area, Scotland, on the North Sea. Also the alternative form of Aberdeen terrier.

Proper noun

Aberdeen

  1. A port city in Aberdeen council area, Scotland, on the North Sea.
    Synonyms:
    Granite City
  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 populated place in Monroe County, Arkansas.
  5. An unincorporated community in Inyo County, California.
  6. An unincorporated community in Palm Beach County, Florida.
  7. A neighbourhood of Peachtree City, Fayette County, Georgia.
  8. A city in Bingham County, Idaho.
  9. An unincorporated community in Cass Township, Ohio County, Indiana.
  10. A census-designated place in Center Township, Porter County, Indiana.
  11. An unincorporated community in Butler County, Kentucky.
  12. A city in Harford County, Maryland, home of the Aberdeen Proving Grounds.
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  1. A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Mississippi.
  2. A township in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
  3. A town in Moore County, North Carolina.
  4. A village in Huntington Township, Brown County, Ohio.
  5. A city, the county seat of Brown County, in northeastern South Dakota, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in Collingsworth County, Texas.
  7. A city in Grays Harbor County, Washington.
  8. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia.
  9. A community in Nova Scotia.
  10. A community in Ontario.
  11. A town in Saskatchewan.
  12. A settlement in Saint Elizabeth parish, Jamaica.
  13. A neighbourhood of Freetown, Sierra Leone.
  14. A town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa.
  15. A town in the Muswellbrook council area and the Upper Hunter council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  16. A suburb of Devonport, in northern Tasmania, Australia.
  17. An area and town in Southern district, Hong Kong.
    • In Aberdeen, a fishing village of 12,000 fishermen who live on more than 3,000 sampans, we were transported on a rickety sampan through the mazelike sea community; on these modest wooden boats, large families, dogs, the day's catch of drying fish and television antennas all co-exist.1985 October 27, Marcia Seligson, “HONG KONG, MADE TO ORDER”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015, Section 10, page 15
    • Police Launch No. 32 sliced through the murky gray-green waters of Aberdeen, navigating the narrow path between fishing junks, sampan taxis and the gaudy Jumbo floating seafood restaurant.1997 May 4, Keith B. Richburg, “China to Buttress Hong Kong Police -- but to What End?”, in The Washington Post, sourced from Washington Post Foreign Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original...
    Synonyms:
    Hong Kong Tsai, Heung Kong Tsai, Little Hong Kong

Noun

Aberdeen (plural Aberdeens)

  1. (capitalized, usually) A wide evenly curved fishhook.

Also used as

Aberdeen is also the alternative form of Aberdeen terrier.

Aberdeen meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu

Aberdeen in Hindi

city in Scotland
एबरडीन ebarḍīn, एबर्डीन ebarḍīn

Aberdeen in Marathi

city in Scotland
अॅबर्डीन aĕbarḍīn, अॅबरडीन aĕbarḍīn

Aberdeen in Bengali

city in Scotland
আবেরডিন aberoḍin, আবের্ডিন aberḍin, অ্যাবেরডিন êberoḍin, অ্যাবের্ডিন êberḍin

Aberdeen in Telugu

city in Scotland
అబెర్డీన్ aberḍīn
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Aberdeen in Kannada
ಅಬರ್ಡೀನ್ abarḍīn
Aberdeen in Sinhala
ඇබර්ඩීන් æbarḍīn
Aberdeen in Arabic
أَبِرْدِين ʔabirdīn

Synonyms of Aberdeen

  • Granite City
  • Hong Kong Tsai
  • Heung Kong Tsai
  • Little Hong Kong

Forms of Aberdeen

pluralAberdeens

Origin of Aberdeen

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.

Words formed from Aberdeen

Phrases with Aberdeen

Questions about Aberdeen

What does Aberdeen mean?
Aberdeen means a port city in Aberdeen council area, Scotland, on the North Sea.
What is Aberdeen in Hindi?
Aberdeen in Hindi is एबरडीन (ebarḍīn), एबर्डीन (ebarḍīn). See Aberdeen meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Aberdeen?
Aberdeen can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Aberdeen?
Aberdeen is pronounced /abəɹˈdin/ (Scotland).

Words near Aberdeen in the dictionary

  1. Aberdare
  2. Aberdare East
  3. Aberdaron
  4. aberdavine
  5. aberdavines
  6. Aberdeen
  7. Aberdeen Angus
  8. Aberdeen Anguses
  9. Aberdeen cutlet
  10. Aberdeen cutlets
  11. Aberdeen hook

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