Aberdeenshire

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US/ˌæb.ɚˈdinˌʃaɪ.ɚ/US/ˌæb.ɚˈdinˌʃɚ/

proper noun

A council area in north-east Scotland, created in 1996 on the abolition of Grampian Region. (The city of Aberdeen is separate and has its own council.)

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A council area in north-east Scotland, created in 1996 on the abolition of Grampian Region. (The city of Aberdeen is separate and has its own council.)
  2. A historical county of Scotland which was absorbed into Grampian Region in 1975.

Origin

From Aberdeen + -shire.

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Cite this entry
APA

Aberdeenshire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aberdeenshire

MLA

“Aberdeenshire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aberdeenshire. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aberdeenshire,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aberdeenshire.

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