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 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 historical county of 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