Today we are going to learn some terms related with a beautiful Scottish city called Aberdeen.Aberdeen Angus. It´s a breed of black hornless beefcattle originally bred in Aberdeenshire and Angus.
Aberdeenshire (ab-er-dean-sher or ab-er-dean-shire). Aberdeen is a historic county in Northeast Scotland. It is now the name of a council area encompassing the old county (except for the city of Aberdeen) plus Kincardine and most of Banff.
Aberdonian. An Aberdonian is a person from Aberdeen. The dialect of Scots spoken un Aberdeen is also called in this way. Something which is Aberdonian comes from, or is typical of Aberdeen, for sure.
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS. Scots Dictionary. The perfect wee guide to the Scots language (2nd edition, 2014). Glasgow: Collins Gem
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