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ABERDEEN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A city in northeastern Scotland on the North Sea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Aberdeen" is a part of...):
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)
Derivation:
Aberdonian (of or relating to Aberdeen)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A town in northeastern Maryland
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Aberdeen" is a part of...):
Free State; Maryland; MD; Md.; Old Line State (a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies)
Derivation:
Aberdonian (of or relating to Aberdeen)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A town in northeastern South Dakota
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Aberdeen" is a part of...):
Coyote State; Mount Rushmore State; S.D.; SD; South Dakota (a state in north central United States)
Derivation:
Aberdonian (of or relating to Aberdeen)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A town in western Washington
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
point of entry; port of entry (a port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise)
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Aberdeen" is a part of...):
Evergreen State; WA; Wash.; Washington (a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific)
Derivation:
Aberdonian (of or relating to Aberdeen)
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