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Guernsey

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Guern·sey 1  (gûrnz)
An island of southern Great Britain, one of the Channel Islands in the English Channel off the coast of northwest France.
Guern·sey 2  (gûrnz)
n. pl. Guern·seys
Any of a breed of brown and white dairy cattle originally developed on the island of Guernsey and noted for producing a rich golden milk.
Guernsey [gurn-zee]
Noun
a breed of dairy cattle that produces rich creamy milk, originating from Guernsey, in the Channel Islands
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Guernsey - a Channel Island to the northwest of Jersey
island of Guernsey
Channel Island - any of a group of British islands in the English Channel off the northern coast of France
2.GuernseyGuernsey - breed of dairy cattle from the island of Guernsey
dairy cattle, dairy cow, milch cow, milcher, milk cow, milker - cattle that are reared for their milk
Translations
Guernsey [ˈgəːnzɪ] n → Guernsey m
Guernsey [ˈgəːnzɪ] n → Guernesey m or f
Guernsey [ˈgəːnzɪ] n → Guernsey nt
Guernsey [ˈgəːnzɪ] n → Guernesey f


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Master Micawber was hardly visible in a Guernsey shirt, and the shaggiest suit of slops I ever saw; and the children were done up, like preserved meats, in impervious cases.
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His boyhood had passed in the neighborhood of the tin mines, and his youth as the cabin-boy of a smuggler, between Falmouth and Guernsey.
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