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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   An administrative district in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland.

   "North-Eastern Aberdeenshire is divided into the districts of Formartine and Buchan."

2. 2
   A town in the Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.
3. 3
   A river in eastern Victoria, Australia; in full, the Buchan River.
4. 4
   A Scottish surname and clan (Clan Buchan).
5. 5
   A Scottish earldom.

Example

More examples

"North-Eastern Aberdeenshire is divided into the districts of Formartine and Buchan."

Etymology

Possibly from Pictish.

Related phrases

Buchan South

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