Aberdeen
English
Etymology
The first element is either Scottish Gaelic aber (“river mouth”) or Pictish aber (“confluence”). The second element is Don (“river in Scotland”) (the site of Old Aberdeen). Written Aberdon circa 1187 and Aberden circa 1214.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Aberdeen
- A port city in Scotland, on the North Sea.
- A former county in northeastern Scotland; see Aberdeenshire.
- A census-designated place in Florida
- A village in the State of Georgia
- A city in Idaho
- A census-designated place in Porter County, Indiana
- A city in eastern Maryland, home of the Aberdeen Proving Grounds.
- A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Mississippi.
- A town in New South Wales
- A town in North Carolina
- A community of Nova Scotia
- A village in Ohio
- A community of Ontario
- A town in Saskatchewan
- A town in Eastern Cape, South Africa
- A city, the county seat of Brown County, in northeastern South Dakota, United States.
- A city in Washington
- A region in Southern District, Hong Kong.
Usage notes
- Definitions 7 and 16 use the US pronunciation.
Derived terms
- (port city in Scotland): Aberdeen cutlet
- Aberdeenshire
- (an island in Southern District, Hong Kong): Aberdeen Island
- (a channel between Aberdeen Island, Hong Kong and Brick Hill, Hong Kong): Aberdeen Channel
Translations
city in Scotland
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region in Hong Kong
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Noun
Aberdeen (plural Aberdeens)
- (usually capitalized) A wide evenly curved fishhook.[1]
- (usually capitalized) Alternative form of Aberdeen terrier
Translations
fishhook
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References
- 2003, A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press →ISBN
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Aberdeen f
Derived terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English Aberdeen.
Proper noun
Aberdeen f
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