Aberdeenshire

== English == === Etymology === From Aberdeen +‎ -shire. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˌæb.ɚˈdinˌʃaɪ.ɚ/, /ˌæb.ɚˈdinˌʃɚ/ === Proper noun === Aberdeenshire 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.) 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