Jersey

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. A breed of dairy cattle from Jersey.
3. An English earldom.
4. (US, informal) New Jersey.
5. A town in Georgia, United States.

Noun

A cow of the Jersey breed.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɜːzi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Gersey

In summary

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.

Synonyms

New Jersey

NJ

Bailiwick of Jersey

island of Jersey

Garden State

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