Jersey.
An island, a crown dependency of the United Kingdom; the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel between France and England.
Meaning & usage
An island, a crown dependency of the United Kingdom; the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel between France and England.
They usually holiday on Jersey or the Isle of Man.
New Jersey.
He washes dishes in Manhattan. He commutes from Jersey, just like many others who can't afford Manhattan's ridiculous rents.
A certain English earldom.
A town in Georgia, United States.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English Gersey, from Anglo-Norman Gersui, further etymology disputed. Probably from Old Norse [Term?], compound of Geirs (“Geirr's”) + ey (“island”). Also occasionally and historically connected to Latin Caesarea, a common name given to locations conquered by the Romans in honor of Caesar (compare French Césarée). The latter theory still bestows the Latin translation of the island.
A breed of dairy cattle developed on Jersey.
The Jersey is the queen of the creamery, in my neighbor's estimation.
Any individual of this breed.
She's our butter queen, our dandy Jersey, Mary Ann.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English Gersey, from Anglo-Norman Gersui, further etymology disputed. Probably from Old Norse [Term?], compound of Geirs (“Geirr's”) + ey (“island”). Also occasionally and historically connected to Latin Caesarea, a common name given to locations conquered by the Romans in honor of Caesar (compare French Césarée). The latter theory still bestows the Latin translation of the island.
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