Guernsey
Americannoun
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Guernseys
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Isle of, one of the Channel Islands, in the English Channel. With adjacent islands, about 24½ sq. mi. (63 sq. km).
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one of a breed of dairy cattle, raised originally on the Isle of Guernsey, producing rich, golden-tinted milk.
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(lowercase) a close-fitting knitted woolen shirt worn by sailors and soccer or Rugby players.
noun
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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)
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a breed of dairy cattle producing rich creamy milk, originating from the island of Guernsey
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(sometimes not capital) a seaman's knitted woollen sweater
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(not capital) a sleeveless woollen shirt or jumper worn by a football player
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to be selected or gain recognition for something
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Etymology
Origin of Guernsey
1825–35, Guernsey for def. 2
Example Sentences
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Guernsey Nature Commission said there had been a 95% decline in the European eel population since the 1980s due largely to freshwater habitat loss and barriers to inland feeding grounds.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The remainder of the nearly 650 miles of pipeline across Montana and on to Guernsey, Wyo., would require an expansion of the existing Bridger Pipeline, owned by Wyoming’s True family, to handle heavy crude.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Three Royal Golden Guernsey goats have joined the island's conservation herd, which was previously made up of only Guernsey cattle.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Anne Le Cheminant said hundreds of people lined the seafront in St Peter Port, Guernsey, to watch the total eclipse.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
At any rate, he’d got the personal invitation, and there had also been invitations—relayed through Henry—for Cloke’s friends Rooney Wynne and Bram Guernsey.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
For many visitors, the cows — quiet herds of Devons, Guernseys and Jerseys happily munching on the flowing grasses — are just one more piece of the picturesque landscape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025
Askernish is a Highland cow with hair in its eyes standing next to Herefords and Guernseys.
From Golf Digest ● Feb. 11, 2013
The Guernseys — Carole, 71, and Jerry, 67 — also aren't sure if they will rebuild or not.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2010
Last week he plodded through the stalls of Santiago's national cattle show, gazed owl-solemn at placid Guernseys and mottled Ayrshires, then left, still dignified and stately.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Guards swept back the waves of grey upon the Guernseys, who could not retreat—for a few hundred yards behind them the rest of the Brigade were holding up a further enemy element.
From Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry by A. Stanley Blicq
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