Jersey
See also: jersey
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman Gersui, after which disputed. Probably from Old Norse [Term?], compound of Geirs (“Geirr's”) and 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 official Latin translation of the island, as it was known in Roman times.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdʒəːzi/, /ˈdʒɜː-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdʒɚzi/, /ˈdʒɜ˞-/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)zi
- Hyphenation: Jer‧sey
Proper noun
Jersey
- The largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel between France and England.
- A breed of dairy cattle from Jersey.
- An English earldom.
- (US, informal) New Jersey.
Derived terms
- Jerseyan
- Jersey County
- Jersey girl
- Jerseyite
- Jerseyman
- Jerseyville
- New Jersey
Related terms
Translations
island
cattle
New Jersey
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