Alderney

American  

[awl-der-nee] / ˈɔl dər ni /

noun

1. one of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. 3 sq. mi. (8 sq. km).

2. any of several breeds of cattle raised originally in the Channel Islands, as the Jersey or Guernsey.

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Alderney British  

/ ˈɔːldənɪ /

noun

1. 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)

2. an early, but now extinct, breed of dairy cattle originating from the island of Alderney

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Example Sentences

Snowdon said: "We normally follow the fuel duty increases the States of Guernsey do. However, the States of Alderney could, if minded to do so, set a lower fuel duty."

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

Meanwhile, Neil said his daughter was considering her future in Alderney as a result of concerns about St Anne's School.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Roland Gauvain, the chief executive of the Alderney Wildlife Trust on the northernmost inhabited Channel Island said he believed rough seas had made it difficult for birds to feed.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Experience soon proved at Alderney and Tynemouth the unsuitability of the system for very exposed situations; and the intermediate rubble filling was replaced by solid hearting down to a certain depth.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various