Aberdeen
/ˌæbəˈdiːn/
/ˌæbərˈdiːn/
- a city and port in north-east Scotland. It is an important fishing port, and was the main centre of the North Sea gas and oil industries. Many of its buildings are made of granite, a hard grey stone, and for this reason it is often called the ‘granite city’.
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