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Aberdeen

[ab-er-deen, ab-er-deen]

noun

  1. Also called Aberdeenshire.a historic county in NE Scotland.

  2. a seaport in NE Scotland, on the North Sea: administrative center of the Grampian region.

  3. a city in NE South Dakota.

  4. a seaport in W Washington.

  5. a town in NE Maryland.

  6. a fishhook having an extended bend.



Aberdeen

1

/ ˌæəˈ徱ː /

noun

  1. a city in NE Scotland, on the North Sea: centre for processing North Sea oil and gas; university (1494). Pop: 184 788 (2001)

  2. a council area in NE Scotland, established in 1996. Pop: 206 600 (2003 est). Area: 186 sq km (72 sq miles)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Aberdeen

2

/ ˌæəˈ徱ː /

noun

  1. 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)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Aberdeen

  1. City in northeastern Scotland, on the North Sea.

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Panathinaikos have never lost to Scottish opponents over 90 minutes in four meetings with Rangers, two with Motherwell and one with Aberdeen, winning four of their seven games.

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After a only half a season there, the Scotland Under-21 cap moved up to League One with Forest Green Rovers, but following their relegation, he joined Aberdeen the following summer.

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He was sacked by Scottish club Greenock Morton after being arrested, having previously played for Arsenal, Aberdeen and England at youth level.

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Researchers at the University of Aberdeen now say they have found chronic pain is physiologically different from other types of pain - which could help find the best way to treat it.

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Lauren Baird, 43, of Aberdeen, was being asked why her vehicle was not insured when she had a "moment of panic" and drove away.

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