Guernsey
pronunciation
How to pronounce Guernsey in British English:
UK [ˈgɜ:nzi]
How to pronounce Guernsey in American English:
US [ˈgɜrnzi]
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- Noun:
- breed of dairy cattle from the island of Guernsey
Word Origin
- Guernsey
- Channel Island, the name is Viking. The second element of the name is Old Norse ey "island;" the first element uncertain, traditionally meaning "green," but perhaps rather representing a Viking personal name, such as Grani. Like neighboring Jersey, it was also taken as the name for a coarse, close-fitting vest of wool (1839), worn originally by seamen, and in Australia the word supplies many of the usages of jersey in U.S. As a type of cattle bred there, from 1784.
Example
- 1. Remnants of the ancient duchy of normandy , guernsey and jersey are dependencies of the british crown but make their own laws .
- 2. Many have developed genuine world-class expertise in international financial services such as bermuda , luxembourg and guernsey .
- 3. I 'm asking you to return to guernsey .
- 4. When in the u.k. , always pack a guernsey .
- 5. Guernsey 's will auction the largest collection of artifacts recovered from the wreck site of the titanic as a single lot in an auction timed for the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the famed ocean liner .