Definition of Aberdeen

1. Noun. A town in western Washington.

Generic synonyms: Point Of Entry, Port Of Entry, Town
Group relationships: Evergreen State, Wa, Washington
Derivative terms: Aberdonian

2. Noun. A town in northeastern South Dakota.
Generic synonyms: Town
Group relationships: Coyote State, Mount Rushmore State, Sd, South Dakota
Derivative terms: Aberdonian

3. Noun. A town in northeastern Maryland.
Generic synonyms: Town
Group relationships: Free State, Maryland, Md, Old Line State
Derivative terms: Aberdonian

4. Noun. A city in northeastern Scotland on the North Sea.
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Scotland
Derivative terms: Aberdonian

Definition of Aberdeen

1. Proper noun. A port city in Scotland, on the North Sea. ¹

2. Proper noun. A county in northeastern Scotland. ¹

3. Proper noun. A city in northeastern South Dakota. ¹

4. Proper noun. A city in eastern Maryland, home of the Aberdeen Proving Grounds. ¹

5. Noun. (context usually capitalized) A wide evenly curved fishhook.(reference-book last = first = authorlink = coauthors = editor =Gove, Philip Babcock others = title = Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged origdate = origyear = 1909 origmonth = url = format = accessdate = accessyear = accessmonth = edition = date = year =1976 month = publisher =G. & C. Merriam Co. location = Springfield, MA language = id = doi = isbn =0-87779-101-5 lccn = ol = pages =3 chapter = chapterurl = quote =) ¹

6. Noun. (context: usually capitalized) (alternate form of Aberdeen Terrier). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aberdeen

Abell-Kendall method
Abellen Ayta
Abelmoschus
Abelmoschus esculentus
Abelmoschus moschatus
Abelonian
Abelonians
Abelson
Abelson murine leukaemia virus
Abenaki
Abenakis
Abenlen
Abenlens
Aber
Aberdare
Aberdeen
Aberdeen Angus
Aberdeen Terrier
Aberdeen Terriers
Aberdeens
Aberdonian
Aberdonians
Aberg
Abergavenny
Abergynolwyn
Abernethy
Abernethy's fascia
Abernethy biscuit
Abert's finch
Abert's finches

Literary usage of Aberdeen

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York public library (1910)
"aberdeen burgess register; by Alexander Macdonald Munro. ... 350 of 525 copies printed. f CP Rejoicings (The) at aberdeen for the restoration of Charles II. ..."

2. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1864)
"All who chose might come, and no questions were asked. A lad from Cornwall or from Kent, who had never been in aberdeen before, might have entered the hall ..."

3. The Quarterly Review by William Gifford, George Walter Prothero, John Gibson Lockhart, John Murray, Whitwell Elwin, John Taylor Coleridge, Rowland Edmund Prothero Ernle, William Macpherson, William Smith (1896)
"aberdeen, 1893. ). The New Book of lion-Accord. By William Cadenhead. aberdeen, 1879. xA Description of the Chanonry, Cathedral, and King's College of Old ..."

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