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Guernsey¹
- /ˈɡɜːnzi/ Australia, UK
- /ˈɡɝnzi/ US
- /ˈɡɛrnze/ Scotland
- /ˈɡɛrnzɪ/ Scotland
- /ˈɡɛrnzi/ Scotland
- /ˈɡøːnzi/ New Zealand
- /ˈɡeːnzi/
- /ˈɡɛːnzi/
Where it comes from
From Anglo-Norman, from Old Norse, compound of Grani (“Grani's”) and ey (“island”). Folk etymology points to a dialectal root for green.
proper noun
- An island, the second-largest of the Channel Islands.
- The Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British crown dependency on the island of Guernsey.
- An unincorporated community in California.
- A city in Iowa.
- A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A town in Wyoming.
noun Guernseys
- A breed of dairy cattle originally bred on Guernsey; any individual of this breed. Different milks have varying amounts of fats, proteins, and lactose, and arguments abound over the relative merits and possible harms of each. For many centuries, milk with a high fat content was considered to be the best, and low-fat or skimmed milk was considered fraudulent—in fact, selling it was
- A knitted fisherman’s sweater of a type made on the island.
- A long-sleeved shirt worn by sportsmen, especially in rugby codes (historically).
- A team-liveried shirt; a jersey.
- Selection or election to a position.
guernsey²
- /ˈɡɝnzi/ US
- /ˈɡɜːnzi/ UK
Where it comes from
From Guernsey.
noun guernseys · gansey · ganzy · ganzee
- 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.
- The shirt worn by the players.
- [receive] praise, admiration, recognition, credit, etc
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: geng, alderney, channel islands, herm, states, jethou, grand cayman, grimsey, green island, union island, guiana island, scilly cay, seal island, gozo, saint vincent, young island
Translations
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name island
| Español | Guernesey, isla de Guernesey |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ガーンジー島 Gānji-shimá |
| 中文 | 根西島 /根西岛 Gēnxī-dǎo |
| Português | Guernsey |
| Français | Guernesey |
| Deutsch | Guernsey |
| Italiano | Guernsey, isola di Guernsey |
| Ελληνικά | Γκέρνσεϊ Gkérnseï |
| Русский | Ге́рнси Gérnsi, о́стров Ге́рнси óstrov Gérnsi |
| العربية | غِيرنْزِيّ |
| עברית | גרנסי Gernsi |
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title = {guernsey},
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