Aberdeen
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Scottish Gaelic aber (“river mouth”) + Don (“river in Scotland”) (the site of Old Aberdeen). Written Aberdon circa 1187 and Aberden circa 1214.
Pronunciation [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Aberdeen
- A port city in Scotland, on the North Sea.
- A county in northeastern Scotland.
- A city in northeastern South Dakota.
- A city in eastern Maryland, home of the Aberdeen Proving Grounds.
Usage notes [edit]
- Definitions 3 and 4 use the US pronunciation.
Translations [edit]
city in Scotland
Noun [edit]
Aberdeen (plural Aberdeens)
- (usually capitalized) A wide evenly curved fishhook.[1]
- (usually capitalized) Alternative form of Aberdeen Terrier.
References [edit]
- ^ 1976 [1909], Gove, Philip Babcock editor, Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged, Springfield, MA: G. & C. Merriam Co., ISBN 0-87779-101-5, page 3:
- 2003, A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198527586
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From English
Proper noun [edit]
Aberdeen f
