Aberdeenshire

English

Etymology

From Aberdeen +‎ -shire

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæb.ɚˈdinˌʃaɪ.ɚ/, /ˌæb.ɚˈdinˌʃɚ/

Adjective

Aberdeenshire (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the county of Aberdeen in Scotland; of a style that is widespread in Aberdeen.

Proper noun

Aberdeenshire

  1. A local government 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 historic county in Scotland which was absorbed into Grampian Region in 1975.

References
  • Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 2
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