English Explanatory Dictionary

jersey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper body.
  2. A shirt worn by a member of an athletic team, usually oversized, typically depicting the athlete's name and team number as well as the team's logotype.
  3. A type of fabric knit.
name
  1. An island, a crown dependency of the United Kingdom; the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel between France and England.
  2. New Jersey.
  3. A breed of dairy cattle from Jersey.
  4. An English earldom.
  5. A town in Georgia, United States.
noun
  1. A cow of the Jersey breed.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒɜːzi/ /ˈd͡ʒɝzi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-jersey.wav /ˈd͡ʒɛrze/ /ˈd͡ʒɛrzɪ/ /ˈd͡ʒɛrzi/ /ˈd͡ʒøːzi/ /ˈd͡ʒeːzi/ /ˈd͡ʒɛːzi/

Word forms

jersey jerseys

Etymology

From a typical fisherman's sweater used on the island of Jersey.

Synonyms

jumper pullover sweater guernsey shirt

Related words

Guernsey Alderney Sark Herm Brecqhou Jethou Jèrriais

Derived words

green jersey jersey chaser jerseyed jersey wall pink jersey shirsey yellow jersey Duroc-Jersey Jerseyan Jersey bump Jersey City Jersey club Jersey County Jersey elm Jersey Giant Jersey girl Jerseyite Jersey justice Jersey knapweed Jersey lily Jerseyman Jersey Marine Jersey salute Jersey Shore Jersey sound Jersey toadflax Jerseyville Joisey New Jersey
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