Aberdeenshire
English
Etymology
From Aberdeen + -shire
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌæb.ɚˈdinˌʃaɪ.ɚ/, /ˌæb.ɚˈdinˌʃɚ/
Adjective
Aberdeenshire (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the county of Aberdeen in Scotland; of a style that is widespread in Aberdeen.
Proper noun
Aberdeenshire
- 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.)
- 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