aberdeen

< /ˌæb ərˈdin ʃɪər, -ʃər/. 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.

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

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)

City in northeastern Scotland, on the North Sea.