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jersey¹

  • /ˈd͡ʒɜːzi/ Australia, UK
  • /ˈd͡ʒɝzi/ US
  • /ˈd͡ʒɛrze/ Scotland
  • /ˈd͡ʒɛrzɪ/ Scotland
  • /ˈd͡ʒɛrzi/ Scotland
  • /ˈd͡ʒøːzi/ New Zealand
  • /ˈd͡ʒeːzi/
  • /ˈd͡ʒɛːzi/

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)zi

Where it comes from

From a typical fisherman's sweater used on the island of Jersey.

noun jerseys

  1. countable A garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper body.

    Similar: jumper, pullover, sweater

  2. US, countable A shirt worn by a member of an athletic team, usually oversized, typically depicting the athlete's name and team number as well as the team's logotype. A young boy was wearing a Manchester City Erling Haaland jersey.

    Similar: guernsey, shirt

  3. uncountable A type of fabric knit.

Jersey²

  • /ˈd͡ʒɜːzi/ Australia, UK
  • /ˈd͡ʒɝzi/ Canada, US
  • /ˈd͡ʒɛrze/ Scotland
  • /ˈd͡ʒɛrzɪ/ Scotland
  • /ˈd͡ʒɛrzi/ Scotland
  • /ˈd͡ʒøːzi/ New Zealand
  • /ˈd͡ʒeːzi/
  • /ˈd͡ʒɛːzi/

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)zi

Where it comes from

From Middle English Gersey, from Anglo-Norman Gersui, further etymology disputed. Probably from Old Norse [Term?], compound of Geirs (“Geirr's”) + ey (“island”). Also occasionally and historically connected to Latin Caesarea, a common name given to locations conquered by the Romans in honor of Caesar (compare French Césarée). The latter theory still bestows the Latin translation of the island.

proper noun

  1. An island, a crown dependency of the United Kingdom; the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel between France and England. Holonyms: Channel Islands < Earth, World
  2. US, informal New Jersey. Holonyms: United States of America < Earth, World
  3. A certain English earldom.
  4. A town in Georgia, United States.

noun Jerseys

  1. A breed of dairy cattle developed on Jersey. The Jersey is the queen of the creamery, in my neighbor's estimation.
  2. Any individual of this breed. She's our butter queen, our dandy Jersey, Mary Ann.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: t-shirt, tee shirt, hoodie, vest, sweater, shirt, suit, sweatshirt, bikini, swimsuit, duroc, bulletproof, speedo, rugger, island, chak

Translations

Every language

noun garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper body

Españoljersey, jérsey, yérsey, yersi
日本語ジャージー jājī
中文針織毛衫 /针织毛衫 zhēnzhī máoshān, 毛織運動衫 /毛织运动衫 máozhī yùndòngshān
Portuguêsmalha, jérsei
Françaisjersey, tricot
DeutschPullover, Jersey
Italianomaglia, maglione
Русскийко́фта, сви́тер svítɛr, сви́тер svíter, дже́рси džérsi, футбо́лка futbólka

noun shirt worn by a member of an athletic team

Españolcamiseta, elástica, playera, jersey, chema, zamarra
한국어저지 jeoji
日本語ジャージー jājī
中文運動衫 /运动衫 yùndòngshān
Kiswahilijezi
Françaismaillot
DeutschTrikot
Русскийфутбо́лка futbólka

noun type of fabric knit

Españoljérsey, yérsey, yersi
Русскийдже́рси džérsi, джерси́ džersí

name cattle

Españolganado de raza Jersey
Portuguêsjérsei
Françaisvache jersaise, vache de Jersey
Italianovacca di razza Jersey, mucca di razza Jersey

name island

日本語ジャージー Jājī
中文澤西 /泽西 Zéxī
हिन्दीजर्सी jarsī
PortuguêsJersey, Jérsia
FrançaisJersey
ItalianoJersey
ΕλληνικάΥερσέη Yerséi, Τζέρσεϊ Tzérseï, Ιερσέη Ierséi
РусскийДже́рси Džérsi
العربيةجِيرْزِي jīrzī

name New Jersey

中文新澤西 /新泽西 Xīn Zéxī
FrançaisNew Jersey
РусскийНью-Дже́рси Nʹju-Džérsi

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@misc{jersey_2026,
  title = {jersey},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jersey},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}