English Explanatory Dictionary

Aberdeen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A port city in Aberdeen council area, Scotland, on the North Sea.
  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 number of places in the United States:
  5. A populated place in Monroe County, Arkansas.
  6. An unincorporated community in Inyo County, California.
  7. An unincorporated community in Palm Beach County, Florida.
  8. A neighbourhood of Peachtree City, Fayette County, Georgia.
  9. A city in Bingham County, Idaho.
  10. An unincorporated community in Cass Township, Ohio County, Indiana.
  11. A census-designated place in Center Township, Porter County, Indiana.
  12. An unincorporated community in Butler County, Kentucky.
noun
  1. A wide evenly curved fishhook.
  2. Alternative form of Aberdeen terrier.

Pronunciation

/abəɹˈdin/ /æbəˈdiːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Aberdeen.wav /ˌæb.ɚˈdin/ /ˈæb.ɚˌdin/

Word forms

Aberdeen Aberdeens

Etymology

The first is from Pictish *ᚐᚁᚓᚏ (aber, “confluence”), from Proto-Celtic *abū (“river”). 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.

Synonyms

Granite City Hong Kong Tsai Heung Kong Tsai Little Hong Kong

Derived words

Aberdeen cutlet Aberdeen terrier Aberdeenshire Old Aberdeen Aberdeen Island Aberdeen Channel

Translations

Arabic: أَبِرْدِين Armenian: Աբերդին Bengali: আবেরডিন Bengali: আবের্ডিন Bengali: অ্যাবেরডিন Bengali: অ্যাবের্ডিন Bulgarian: Абърдѝйн Chinese Cantonese: 鴨巴甸 /鸭巴甸 Chinese Mandarin: 阿伯丁 Chinese Mandarin: 亞伯丁 /亚伯丁 Danish: Aberdeen French: Aberdeen Georgian: აბერდინი Greek: Αμπερντίν Hindi: एबरडीन Hindi: एबर्डीन Hungarian: Aberdeen Japanese: アバディーン Kannada: ಅಬರ್ಡೀನ್ Korean: 애버딘 Latin: Aberdonia Latvian: Aberdīna Lithuanian: Aberdynas Macedonian: Аберди́н Marathi: अॅबर्डीन Marathi: अॅबरडीन Old Norse: Apardjón Portuguese: Aberdeen Russian: Аберди́н Scots: Aiberdeen Scottish Gaelic: Obar Dheathain Sinhalese: ඇබර්ඩීන් Telugu: అబెర్డీన్ Ukrainian: Аберди́н
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