Aberdeenshire

/ (ˌæbəˈdiːnˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /

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a council area and historical county of N Scotland, on the North Sea: became part of Grampian Region in 1975 but reinstated as an independent unitary authority (with adjusted borders) in 1996: rises to the Grampian and Cairngorm Mountains in the SW: chiefly agricultural (esp sheep and stock raising). Administrative centre: Aberdeen. Pop: 229 330 (2003 est). Area 6319 sq km (2439 sq miles)

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Words nearby Aberdeenshire

Abercrombie, Aberdare, Aberdeen, Aberdeen Angus, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen terrier, aberdevine, Aberdonian, Aberfan, Abernathy

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How to use Aberdeenshire in a sentence

Aberdeenshire alone furnished more than half the anecdotes collected by Dean Ramsay.
Friend Mac Donald|Max O'Rell
As for Susanna's own accent, she comes from the heart of Aberdeenshire, and her intonation is beyond my power to reproduce.
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland|Kate Douglas Wiggin
Both of the Edwards brothers and their wives are natives of Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
The Escape of a Princess Pat|George Pearson
Not enough—not enough—not nearly enough for a wild girl of Aberdeenshire, a girl who has lived on the moors and loved them.
Betty Vivian|L. T. Meade

The local chronicler is much perplexed by another somewhat inelegant Aberdeenshire witticism—“Gang to Birse and bottle skate.”
The Rivers of Great Britain: Rivers of the East Coast|Various