Aberdeen (redirected from Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of)

Ab·er·deen  (br-dn, br-dn)

A city of northeast Scotland on the North Sea at the mouth of the Dee River. It is known as "the Granite City" because stone from local quarries is used in many of its buildings. Population: 177,000.

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Aberdeen [ˌæbəˈdiːn]

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1. (Placename) a city in NE Scotland, on the North Sea: centre for processing North Sea oil and gas; university (1494). Pop.: 217 260 (1996 est.)

2. (Placename) City of. a council area in NE Scotland, established in 1996. Pop.: 212 125 (2001). Area: 186 sq. km (72 sq. miles)

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Aberdeen²

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(Biographies / Aberdeen, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784-1860) M, British, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: prime minister) 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)

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Noun	1.	Aberdeen - a town in western Washington         Evergreen State, WA, Washington - a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
	2.	Aberdeen - a town in northeastern South Dakota Coyote State, Mount Rushmore State, SD, South Dakota - a state in north central United States
	3.	Aberdeen - a town in northeastern Maryland       Free State, Maryland, Old Line State, MD - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
	4.	Aberdeen - a city in northeastern Scotland on the North Sea Scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts