Aberdeenshire

Meanings

Adjective

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

Proper Noun

• council area in north-east Scotland (constituent country), created in 1996 on the abolition of Grampian Region. (The city of Aberdeen is separate and has its own council.)
• (historical) county Scotland (constituent country) which was absorbed into Grampian Region in 1975.

Origin

• From Aberdeen + -shire