Aberdeen

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Scotland/abəɹˈdin/UK/æbəˈdiːn/US/ˌæb.ɚˈdin/US/ˈæb.ɚˌdin/

proper noun

A port city in Aberdeen council area, Scotland, on the North Sea.

Similar
Granite CityHong Kong TsaiHeung Kong TsaiLittle Hong Kong
CommonScrabble 11

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A port city in Aberdeen council area, Scotland, on the North Sea.

    Synonyms: Granite City

  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:
    1. A populated place in Monroe County, Arkansas.
    2. A city in Harford County, Maryland, home of the Aberdeen Proving Grounds.
    3. A city, the county seat of Brown County, in northeastern South Dakota, United States.
  5. A town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa.
  6. A town in the Muswellbrook council area and the Upper Hunter council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  7. A suburb of Devonport, in northern Tasmania, Australia.
  8. An area and town in Southern district, Hong Kong.

    The corpse of a newborn child was found in waters off the typhoon shelter in Aberdeen on Tuesday morning.

    2015 December 15, Vivienne Zeng, “Infant’s body found floating near Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 27 Jul 2025
    2 more examples

    In Aberdeen, a fishing village of 12,000 fishermen who live on more than 3,000 sampans, we were transported on a rickety sampan through the mazelike sea community; on these modest wooden boats, large families, dogs, the day's catch of drying fish and television antennas all co-exist.

    1985 October 27, Marcia Seligson, “HONG KONG, MADE TO ORDER”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015, Section 10, page 15

    Police Launch No. 32 sliced through the murky gray-green waters of Aberdeen, navigating the narrow path between fishing junks, sampan taxis and the gaudy Jumbo floating seafood restaurant.

    1997 May 4, Keith B. Richburg, “China to Buttress Hong Kong Police -- but to What End?”, in The Washington Post, sourced from Washington Post Foreign Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Aug 1997, page A20

    Synonyms: Hong Kong Tsai, Heung Kong Tsai, Little Hong Kong

nounAberdeen (plural Aberdeens)

plural Aberdeens

  1. capitalizedusuallyA wide evenly curved fishhook.
  2. alternativecapitalizedusuallyAlternative form of Aberdeen terrier.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA port city in Aberdeen council area, Scotland, on the North Sea.

proper nounAn area and town in Southern district, Hong Kong.

Similar
Hong Kong TsaiHeung Kong TsaiLittle Hong Kong

Origin

  1. Pictish*ᚐᚁᚓᚏ“confluence”
  2. EnglishAberdeen

The first is from Pictish *ᚐᚁᚓᚏ (aber, “confluence”). 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.

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Translations

Arabic أَبِرْدِين, أَبِرْدِين
  • أَبِرْدِين (ʔabirdīn)area in Hong Kong
  • أَبِرْدِين (ʔabirdīn)city in Scotland
Bengali আবেরডিন, আবের্ডিন
  • আবেরডিন (aberoḍin)city in Scotland
  • আবের্ডিন (aberḍin)city in Scotland
  • অ্যাবেরডিন (êberoḍin)city in Scotland
  • অ্যাবের্ডিন (êberḍin)city in Scotland
Bulgarian Абърдѝйн
  • Абърдѝйн (Abărdìjn)city in Scotland
Chinese Cantonese 香港仔, 鴨巴甸 /鸭巴甸
  • 香港仔 (hoeng¹ gong² zai²)area in Hong Kong
  • 鴨巴甸 /鸭巴甸 (aap³ baa¹ din¹)city in Scotland
Chinese Mandarin 香港仔, 阿伯丁
  • 香港仔 (Xiānggǎngzǎi)area in Hong Kong
  • 阿伯丁 (Ābódīng)city in Scotland
  • 亞伯丁 /亚伯丁 (Yàbódīng)city in Scotland
Danish Aberdeen
  • Aberdeencity in Scotland
Dutch aberdeen, forelhaak
  • aberdeenfishhook
  • forelhaakfishhook
Finnish Aberdeen
  • Aberdeencity in Scotland
French Aberdeen
  • Aberdeencity in Scotland
Greek Αμπερντίν
  • Αμπερντίν (Amperntín)city in Scotland
Hindi एबरडीन, एबर्डीन
  • एबरडीन (ebarḍīn)city in Scotland
  • एबर्डीन (ebarḍīn)city in Scotland
Hungarian Aberdeen
  • Aberdeencity in Scotland
Japanese アバディーン
  • アバディーン (Abadiin)city in Scotland
Korean 애버딘
  • 애버딘 (aebeodin)city in Scotland
Latin Aberdonia
  • Aberdoniacity in Scotland
Latvian Aberdīna
  • Aberdīnacity in Scotland
Lithuanian Aberdynas
  • Aberdynascity in Scotland
Polish Aberdeen, Aberdeen
  • Aberdeenarea in Hong Kong
  • Aberdeencity in Scotland
  • aberdeenfishhook
Portuguese Aberdeen
  • Aberdeencity in Scotland
Russian Аберди́н
  • Аберди́н (Aberdín)city in Scotland
Scottish Gaelic Obar Dheathain
  • Obar Dheathaincity in Scotland
Ukrainian Аберди́н
  • Аберди́н (Aberdýn)city in Scotland
Cite this entry
APA

Aberdeen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aberdeen

MLA

“Aberdeen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aberdeen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aberdeen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aberdeen.

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