guernsey

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A specimen of the Guernsey breed
A knitted fisherman’s sweater of a type made on the island
The second-largest of the Channel Islands
A team-liveried shirt; a jersey
A breed of dairy cattle originally bred in Guernsey
Selection or election to a position
A long-sleeved shirt worn by sportsmen, especially in rugby codes (historically)
A seaman's knitted woolen sweater, similar to a jersey
A type of dairy cow bred in Guernsey
an island in the English Channel near northwest France. Guernsey is one of the Channel Islands. It is popular for holidays and famous as a place where people pay very little tax. Second largest of the Channel Islands. Area: 30.2 sq mi (78.1 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 63,000. Guernsey is situated in the English Channel just west of Normandy, France. With Alderney and Sark, Herm, Jethou, and other islets, it forms the bailiwick of Guernsey; its capital is St. Peter Port (pop., 2001: 16,448). The island was known as Sarnia to the Romans. It was home to Victor Hugo (1855-70). The Guernsey breed of cattle originated there. Breed of dairy cattle that originated on the Channel Island of Guernsey. Like the Jersey, it is thought to have descended from French cattle. Larger than Jerseys, Guernseys are fawn-colored and marked with white. Their milk has a pronounced yellow color. First exported to the U.S. in 1830, they are found also in Australia and Canada
A team-liveried shirt (see jersey)
Selection or election to a position (derived from the sense of a team-liveried shirt indicating membership in the team)
{i} breed of dairy cattle originally raised on the Isle of Guernsey
A knitted fisherman's sweater of a type made on the island
{i} Isle of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands (in the English Channel)
breed of dairy cattle from the island of Guernsey
guernsey lily
A South African plant (Nerine Sarniensis) with handsome lilylike flowers, naturalized on the island of Guernsey
guernsey

    Hyphenation

    Guern·sey

    Turkish pronunciation

    gırnzi

    Pronunciation

    /ˈgərnzē/ /ˈɡɜrnziː/

    Etymology

    [ 'g&rn-zE ] (noun.) 1834. From Old Normand, from Old Norse, compound of Granis 'Grani's' and ey 'island'.
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