Aberdonian

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Medieval Latin Aberdonia (“Aberdeen”) + -an

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (US) IPA: /ˌæb.ɚˈdoʊn.jən/, /ˌæb.əˈdoʊn.jən/, /ˌæb.ɚˈdoʊ.ni.ən/, /ˌæb.əˈdoʊ.ni.ən/

Adjective [edit]

Aberdonian (not comparable)

  1. (UK) Of or relating to Aberdeen. [Mid 17th century.][1]

Noun [edit]

Aberdonian (plural Aberdonians)

  1. (UK, ethnography) A citizen or inhabitant of, or person born in, Aberdeen, NE Scotland. [Mid 17th century.][1]

References [edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 3:
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