Guernsey

English

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Etymology

From Anglo-Norman, from Old Norse, compound of Granis (“Grani's”) and ey (“island”).

Proper noun

Guernsey

1. The second-largest of the Channel Islands.

Noun

Guernsey (plural Guernsey)

1. A breed of dairy cattle originally bred in Guernsey.

Noun

Guernsey (plural Guernseys)

1. A specimen of the Guernsey breed.
2. A knitted fisherman’s sweater of a type made on the island.
3. A long-sleeved shirt worn by sportsmen, especially in rugby codes (historically).
4. (Australian) A team-liveried shirt; a jersey.
5. (Australian) Selection or election to a position.

Translations

island

Asturian: Guernsey Chinese: 根西岛 (Gēnxī-dǎo) Czech: Guernsey (cs) Dutch: Guernsey (nl) Esperanto: Guernsey (eo) Finnish: Guernsey (fi) French: Guernesey (fr) German: Guernsey (de) Greek: Γκέρνσεϋ (Gérnsey) Hebrew: גרנסי (Gernsi) Hungarian: Guernsey (hu) Icelandic: Guernsey (is) Indonesian: Guernsey (id) Irish: Geansaí (ga) f.

Italian: Guernsey f., isola di Guernsey f. Japanese: ガーンジー島 (Gānji-shimá) Jèrriais: Dgèrnésiais Latin: (Classical Latin) Lisia (la), (Middle Latin) Lesia (la) Limburgish: Guernsey Macedonian: Гернзи (mk) (Gérnzi) n. Maltese: Gernesi Norwegian: Guernsey (no) Polish: Guernsey (pl) Portuguese: Guernsey (pt) Russian: Гернси (Gérnsi), остров Гернси (óstrov Gérnsi) m. Slovak: Guernsey (sk) Slovene: Guernsey (sl) Spanish: Guernesey f., isla de Guernesey f. Swedish: Guernsey (sv)

cattle breed

Italian: vacca di Guernsey f., mucca di Guernsey f.

Spanish: ganado de Guernesey m.

cattle breed specimen

sweater

long-sleeved shirt worn by sportsmen

team-liveried shirt

selection or election to a position

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Italian

Proper noun

Guernsey

1. Guernsey (island)

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Guernsey

1. Guernsey (island)