Aberdeen

Meaning

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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.
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21. A community of Nova Scotia.
22. A community of Ontario.
23. A town in Saskatchewan.
24. A settlement in Saint Elizabeth parish, Jamaica.
25. A neighbourhood of Freetown, Sierra Leone.
26. A town in Eastern Cape province, South Africa.
27. A town in New South Wales.
28. A suburb of Devonport, in northern Tasmania, Australia.
29. An area and town in Southern district, Hong Kong.

Noun

1. A wide evenly curved fishhook.
2. Alternative form of Aberdeen terrier

Pronounced as (IPA)

/æbə(ɹ)ˈdiːn/

Etymology

The first element is either Scottish Gaelic aber (“river mouth”) or Pictish aber (“confluence”), both from Proto-Celtic *abū (“river”). The second element is Don (“river in Scotland”) (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.

Sentences

When Crover joined the band , the Melvins also relocated to Aberdeen , Washington .