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Definition: Aberdeen from Philip's Encyclopedia

Third-largest city in Scotland (after Glasgow and Edinburgh), situated between the rivers Dee (S) and Don (N). Aberdeen is the main port on the NE coast of Scotland. Chartered by William the Lion in 1179, it is known as the 'Granite City' for its grey granite architecture such as St Machar's Cathedral (1131). Since the 1970s, the city has become a major centre of the British oil industry. Pop. (2001) 211,910.

Aberdeen

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
City in Aberdeen City unitary authority, Scotland, on the rivers Don and Dee, 120 km/75 mi north of Dundee; population (2001) 197,300. The third-largest city in Scotland, it is the administrative headquarters of both Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire unitary authorities. The unitary authority was created in 1996 from the district of the same name that was part of Grampian region from 1975; before that it was part of Aberdeenshire. North Sea oil is the principal industry, and it is the main centre for offshore oil exploration in Europe. Other industries include oil and gas service industries, fishing, food processing, paper manufacture, textiles, engineering, chemicals, and tourism. Sited on a low-lying coastal area on the banks of the rivers Dee and Don, the city has 3 km/2 mi of sandy beaches. History In 1179, William the Lion granted Aberdeen a charter and it became a royal burgh . In 1306, during the war of independence, the townspeople stormed Aberdeen Castle while it was held by…
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From Brewer's Britain and Ireland
‘mouth of the River Don’, ABER + river name Don. Scotland's third largest city, a royal BURGH on the coast of northeast Scotland, some 90 km (55 miles) north of Dundee. It straddles the mouths of the rivers DEE 1 and DON 1 . (The Dons - see under DON 1 – is the nickname of Aberdeen FC , founded in…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
City, council area (pop., 2001: 212,125), and commercial port on the North Sea, eastern Scotland. It constitutes the council area of Aberdeen, an enclave within the surrounding council area of Aberdeenshire, which was also the name of the historic county of which Aberdeen was the seat. Situated at…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
City in Aberdeen City unitary authority, Scotland, on the rivers Don and Dee, 120 km/75 mi north of Dundee; population (2001) 197,300. The third-largest city in Scotland, it is the administrative headquarters of both Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire unitary authorities. The unitary authority was…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
City, Harford co., NE Maryland, 29 mi. (47 km.) ENE of Baltimore; pop. (2000c) 13,842. Nearby is Aberdeen Proving Ground, a military testing ground comprising 35,000 acres (14,175 hectares) along W side of upper Chesapeake Bay. City, county seat of Monroe co., NE Mississippi, 24 mi. (39 km.) N of…
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From The Oxford Companion to British History
St Machar's cathedral, built on the site of a church founded by one of St *Columba's disciples ( c. 580) and a subsequent Norman cathedral burnt by Edward III (1336), was battlemented against possible English attack from the sea and Highlanders from the mountains; its 15th-cent. ashlar facing was…
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From The Oxford Companion to British History
an ancient royal burgh (1178) and centre for education with two universities by 1600, became a significant port and developed a range of industries after 1750. A diversified industrial economy including linen, cotton and woollens, shipbuilding and engineering, distilling, paper, white fish, and…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
or Ab•er•deen•shire \-shər, -ˌshir\. Former county, NE Scotland; Rivers Dee, Don, Ythan; Grampian Hills in SW. anc. De•va•na \di-ˈvā-nə\. Burgh and commercial center, formerly county seat of Grampian region, E Scotland, on the North Sea; part in Kincardine co.; pop. (1991e) 211,080; base for North…
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(ăb'Әrdēn´´). 1 Town (1990 pop. 13,087), Harford co., NE Md., in a farm region; inc. 1892. Just south, on Chesapeake Bay, is the U.S. army's huge Aberdeen Proving Ground, a major research, development, and testing installation and site of the army ordnance center and school. An ordnance museum is on…
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n. Marjoribanks , GBE, born London 14 March 1857, died Aberdeen 18 April 1939. Philanthropist, national and international campaigner for women's occupational, social and political rights, hostess. Daughter of Isabella Hogg, and Sir Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks, MP. The youngest of five children, …
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Aberdeen represents a classic case of a politician whose reputation has been permanently sullied by an unfortunate premiership. As prime minister during the *Crimean War he paid a high price for underestimating public anxiety about the conduct of the war. Yet he had a long career of public service…
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