Alderney
Americannoun
-
one of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. 3 sq. mi. (8 sq. km).
-
any of several breeds of cattle raised originally in the Channel Islands, as the Jersey or Guernsey.
noun
-
French name: Aurigny. one of the Channel Islands, in the English Channel: separated from the French coast by a dangerous tidal channel (the Race of Alderney ). Pop: 2294 (2001). Area: 8 sq km (3 sq miles)
-
an early, but now extinct, breed of dairy cattle originating from the island of Alderney
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Guernsey Post, which runs the postal service in Alderney, has already begun moving to electric vehicles with four of its six vehicles in Alderney Post already electric.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
The Head of Policy at the RAC, Simon Williams, described petrol prices in Alderney as "incredibly high".
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Alderney States Member Alex Snowdon said he wanted the island's government to explore a relief on the current duty paid on fuel imports.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Alderney Electricity is putting up prices from April to protect its long-term running costs and cope with financial pressures, bosses say.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
As returns depend on the amount of butter-fat produced, owners have converted the ordinary breeds of cattle to good dairy herds by plentiful introductions of the true milking strains—Jersey, Alderney, Ayrshire, Holstein, and milking Shorthorn.
From Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information by Queensland
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
