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Obar Dheathain
Pronunciation (IPA)/ˌopəɾˈ(ʝ)ɛ.ɪn//ˌopəɾˈa.ɪn/
English name: Aberdeen · Aberdeen City
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
from a Pictish word aber, “confluence”, and the River Don
Nearby & related:
Baile Chèith · KeithAm Muileann Bàn · MulbenMoireibh · MorayEilginn · ElginDùn Dè · DundeeCàrn Gorm · Cairn Gorm
Sources
- Wiktionary: Obar Dheathain (Scottish Gaelic) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Aberdeen (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikidata Q36405 (CC0)
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