English

Proper noun

Guernsey

1. The second-largest of the Channel Islands.
2. An unincorporated community in California.
3. A city in Iowa.
4. A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.
5. A town in Wyoming.

Translations

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. (Australia) A team-liveried shirt; a jersey.
5. (Australia) Selection or election to a position.

Translations

Italian

Proper noun

Guernsey ?

1. Guernsey (island)

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Guernsey

1. Guernsey (an island in the Channel Islands)

See also

• Kanaløyene

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Guernsey

1. Guernsey (an island in the Channel Islands)

See also

• Kanaløyane

Portuguese

Proper noun

Guernsey f

1. Guernsey (an island and dependency of the United Kingdom in the English Channel)

Spanish

Proper noun

Guernsey ?

1. Guernsey

English

Noun

guernsey ‎(plural guernseys)

1. A seaman's knitted woolen sweater, similar to a jersey.
   • 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York 2007, p. 33:

     At work I wore a guernsey, or a singlet if it was too hot in the greenhouses; but when I sat on the galley wall of a Sunday evening watching the girls pass, I was wearing my best.

2. (Australia, Australian rules football) The shirt worn by the players.

Descendants

• Irish: geansaí
• Norwegian: genser
• Scottish Gaelic: geansaidh

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