Guernsey
Isle of, one of the Channel Islands, in the English Channel. With adjacent islands, about 24½ sq. mi. (63 sq. km).
one of a breed of dairy cattle, raised originally on the Isle of Guernsey, producing rich, golden-tinted milk.
(lowercase) a close-fitting knitted woolen shirt worn by sailors and soccer or Rugby players.
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How to use Guernsey in a sentence
This damage to grapes would not, however, be much felt in Guernsey, as all the grapes are protected by orchard-houses.
Birds of Guernsey (1879) | Cecil SmithIn Guernsey, however, Cuckoos are much too numerous for the Hedgesparrow to afford accommodation for them all.
Birds of Guernsey (1879) | Cecil SmithProfessor Ansted includes it in his list, and marks it as having been found both in Guernsey and Sark.
Birds of Guernsey (1879) | Cecil SmithIn Guernsey it is pretty generally distributed over the more cultivated parts, but nowhere so numerous as in England.
Birds of Guernsey (1879) | Cecil SmithI have never seen it myself in the Islands, though many of my visits to Guernsey have been in the autumn.
Birds of Guernsey (1879) | Cecil Smith
British Dictionary definitions for Guernsey
/ (ˈɡɜːnzɪ) /
an island in the English Channel: the second largest of the Channel Islands, which, with Alderney and Sark, Herm, Jethou, and some islets, forms the bailiwick of Guernsey; finance, market gardening, dairy farming, and tourism. Capital: St Peter Port. Pop: 65 605 (2013). Area: 63 sq km (24.5 sq miles)
a breed of dairy cattle producing rich creamy milk, originating from the island of Guernsey
(sometimes not capital) a seaman's knitted woollen sweater
(not capital) Australian a sleeveless woollen shirt or jumper worn by a football player
get a guernsey Australian to be selected or gain recognition for something
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