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Columbia University; a standard reference to Latin placenames, with their German equivalents (re-edited and expanded in 1972).
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865:"Gaelic in the North East | the School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture | the University of Aberdeen"
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Stephen Charnock. Local Etymology: A Derivative Dictionary of Geographical Names. Houlston and Wright.
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of a river where it falls into a larger river or the sea. It can also be used as a metaphor for a harbour.
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City" – the most well-known, due to the copious use of local grey granite in the city's older buildings.
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stronghold. According to one theory, the name originates from
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939:Lexicon Universale
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1544:Aberdeen Warriors
1534:Aberdeen GSFP RFC
1524:Cove Rangers F.C.
1458:Secondary Schools
1357:Parks and Gardens
1329:Areas of Aberdeen
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366:Aber Wrac'h
329:Aberystwyth
1617:Categories
1501:Presbytery
1382:Public art
1026:2007-05-20
829:References
802:Phoenician
682:Verniconam
653:Aberdonium
631:modern era
593:Deva River
579:of 146 AD;
547:Banffshire
497:See also:
294:confluence
254:embouchure
247:confluence
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1435:Education
1392:Transport
1339:River Don
1334:River Dee
1321:Geography
1232:Etymology
1131:. Brown.
816:, whence
808:Residents
784:Old Norse
689:Nicknames
667:Abredonia
660:Aberdonum
646:Aberdonia
609:river Don
589:river Dee
572:Ptolemy's
464:Balgownie
446:Inverurie
378:Locations
303:Aberfeldy
290:Brythonic
198:river Don
175:Aiberdein
57:New World
40:etymology
1604:Category
1586:See also
1473:Religion
1288:Politics
1237:Heraldry
1215:Aberdeen
1079:BBC News
1049:BBC News
893:, 1843,
789:Apardion
763:Abrydene
758:Aberdene
748:Aberdaen
639:Aberdona
607:for the
587:for the
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532:Ταιξάλοι
458:Kincorth
452:Banchory
394:Brittany
372:Brittany
349:Falmouth
335:Abertawe
319:Arbroath
309:Aberdour
269:Scotland
182:Aberdeen
61:colonies
53:Scotland
49:Aberdeen
44:Aberdeen
1559:Economy
1349:Culture
1224:History
970:1301238
887:Lipsiae
881:Edidit
753:Aberdin
739:Kennedy
699:Granite
674:Devanha
619:as the
527:Taexali
516:Δηούανα
510:Dēoúana
505:Ptolemy
469:Braemar
362:), and
360:Cornish
355:Aberfal
344:Swansea
233:Meaning
193:Aberdon
27:Pictish
1577:Retail
1152:
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1084:20 May
1055:20 May
1000:20 May
974:online
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918:20 May
604:Devona
567:Devana
558:Devana
552:Devana
522:Devana
410:Devona
322:). In
312:, and
279:Origin
207:prefix
114:, and
1572:Media
1511:Sport
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824:Notes
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697:"The
617:Latin
597:Spain
401:-deen
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383:Aber-
340:Welsh
338:(the
324:Wales
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220:Aber-
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138:Doric
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1086:2007
1057:2007
1002:2007
966:OCLC
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776:The
584:Deva
482:IPA:
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342:for
332:and
251:the
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