Guernsey

//ˈɡɜːnzi// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cow of a breed of dairy cattle originally bred in Guernsey.
  2. 2
    A seaman's knitted woolen sweater, similar to a jersey.

    "At work I wore a guernsey, or a singlet if it was too hot in the greenhouses; but when I sat on the galley wall of a Sunday evening watching the girls pass, I was wearing my best."

  3. 3
    breed of dairy cattle from the island of Guernsey wordnet
  4. 4
    A knitted fisherman’s sweater of a type made on the island.
  5. 5
    The shirt worn by the players. Australia
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  1. 6
    A long-sleeved shirt worn by sportsmen, especially in rugby codes (historically).
  2. 7
    [receive] praise, admiration, recognition, credit, etc Australia, slang
  3. 8
    A team-liveried shirt; a jersey. Australia
  4. 9
    Selection or election to a position. Australia
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An island, the second-largest of the Channel Islands.
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in California.
  3. 3
    A city in Iowa.
  4. 4
    A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  5. 5
    A town in Wyoming.

Synonyms

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island of guernseyjersey

Example

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"Guernsey has a lot of seagulls."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman, from Old Norse, compound of Grani (“Grani's”) and ey (“island”). Folk etymology points to a dialectal root for green.

Etymology 2

From Guernsey.

Related phrases

Guernsey CountyGuernsey elmchannel islands

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