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Aberdeen
[ ab-er-deen ab-er-deen ]
noun
- Also called ··· [ab-er-, deen, -sheer, -sher]. a historic county in NE Scotland.
- a seaport in NE Scotland, on the North Sea: administrative center of the Grampian region.
- a city in NE South Dakota.
- a seaport in W Washington.
- a town in NE Maryland.
- a fishhook having an extended bend.
Aberdeen
1/ ˌæəˈ徱ː /
noun
- a city in NE Scotland, on the North Sea: centre for processing North Sea oil and gas; university (1494). Pop: 184 788 (2001)
- City of Aberdeena council area in NE Scotland, established in 1996. Pop: 206 600 (2003 est). Area: 186 sq km (72 sq miles)
Aberdeen
2/ ˌæəˈ徱ː /
noun
- AberdeenGeorge Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen17841860MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of. 1784–1860, British statesman. He was foreign secretary under Wellington (1828) and Peel (1841–46); became prime minister of a coalition ministry in 1852 but was compelled to resign after mismanagement of the Crimean War (1855)
Other 51Թ Forms
- ···Ծ· [ab-er-, doh, -nee-, uh, n], adjective noun
Example Sentences
For the oil and gas sector, a further sign of its decline - both long-term and cyclical - is in 250 onshore Aberdeen jobs being axed by Harbour Energy, now one of the biggest operators.
The UK's largest oil and gas producer has said it expects to cut a further 250 jobs in Aberdeen.
Last month, the University of Aberdeen announced it needed to make cuts in a bid to save millions of pounds.
About 80 residents have been led to safety after the roof of the building on Aberdeen Place, Maida Vale caught alight from the blaze which broke out at about 05:30 BST.
In the short term, there is another a treble on the line when they face Aberdeen in next month's Scottish Cup final at Hampden.
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