Buchan

B3U1C3H4A1N1
UK/ˈbʌxən/

proper noun

An administrative district in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An administrative district in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland.

    North-Eastern Aberdeenshire is divided into the districts of Formartine and Buchan.

    1956 January, H. A. Vallance, “Northwards from Aberdeen”, in Railway Magazine, page 11
  2. A town in the Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.
  3. A river in eastern Victoria, Australia; in full, the Buchan River.
  4. A Scottish surname and clan (Clan Buchan).
  5. A Scottish earldom.

Origin

Possibly from Pictish.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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