Jersey
See also: jersey
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman Gersui, from Old Norse [Term?], compound of Geirs (“Geirr's”) and ey (“island”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdʒəːzi/, /ˈdʒɜː-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdʒɚzi/, /ˈdʒɜ˞-/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)zi
- Hyphenation: Jer‧sey
Proper noun
Jersey
- The largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel between France and England.
- A breed of dairy cattle from Jersey.
- An English earldom.
- (US, informal) New Jersey.
Derived terms
Terms derived from Jersey
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Related terms
Translations
island
cattle
New Jersey
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Noun
Jersey (plural Jerseys)
- A cow of the Jersey breed.
See also
Catalan
Proper noun
Jersey m
Danish
Etymology
Proper noun
Jersey (genitive Jerseys)
- Jersey (island)
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒɛʁ.sɛ/
Proper noun
Jersey
- Jersey (island)
Italian
Proper noun
Jersey ?
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Jersey
- Jersey (island in the Channel Islands)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Jersey
- Jersey (island in the Channel Islands)
Related terms
Portuguese
Proper noun
Jersey f
- Jersey (an island and dependency of the United Kingdom in the English Channel)
Spanish
Proper noun
Jersey ?
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