Aberdeenshire

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English[edit]

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 Aberdeenshire (historic) on Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

From Aberdeen +‎ -shire.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæb.ɚˈdinˌʃaɪ.ɚ/, /ˌæb.ɚˈdinˌʃɚ/

Adjective[edit]

Aberdeenshire (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the county of Aberdeen in Scotland; of a style that is widespread in Aberdeen.

Proper noun[edit]

Aberdeenshire

  1. A council area in north-east Scotland, created in 1996 on the abolition of Grampian Region. (The city of Aberdeen is separate and has its own council.)
  2. A historical county of Scotland which was absorbed into Grampian Region in 1975.

References[edit]

  • Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 2
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