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Jersey

The largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. It was annexed by the Normans in 933, and French influence has persisted since autonomy was granted in 1204.

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jer·sey  (jûrz)

n. pl. jer·seys

1.

a. A soft, plain-knitted fabric used for clothing.

b. A garment made of this fabric.

2. A close-fitting knitted pullover shirt, jacket, or sweater.

3. often Jersey Any of a breed of fawn-colored dairy cattle developed on the island of Jersey and producing milk that is rich in butterfat.

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[After Jersey.]

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jersey [ˈdʒɜːzɪ]

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) a knitted garment covering the upper part of the body

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles)

a.  a machine-knitted slightly elastic cloth of wool, silk, nylon, etc., used for clothing

b.  (as modifier) a jersey suit

3. a football shirt

[from Jersey, from the woollen sweaters traditionally worn by the fishermen]

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Jersey [ˈdʒɜːzɪ]

n

1. (Placename) an island in the English Channel, the largest of the Channel Islands: forms, with two other islands, the bailiwick of Jersey; colonized from Normandy in the 11th century and still officially French-speaking; noted for finance, market gardening, dairy farming, and tourism. Capital: St Helier. Pop.: 89 400 (2001 est.). Area: 116 sq. km (45 sq. miles)

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a breed of dairy cattle producing milk with a high butterfat content, originating from the island of Jersey

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Jersey - a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies Garden State, New Jersey, NJ Battle of Monmouth, Battle of Monmouth Court House, Monmouth Court House - a pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British forces U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 Mid-Atlantic states - a region of the eastern United States comprising New York and New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Delaware and Maryland Atlantic City - a city on the Atlantic shore in southeastern New Jersey; a resort and gambling center capital of New Jersey, Trenton - capital of the state of New Jersey; located in western New Jersey on the Delaware river Bayonne - a city in northeastern New Jersey Camden - a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Philadelphia Jersey City - a city in northeastern New Jersey (opposite Manhattan) Morristown - a town in northern New Jersey where the Continental Army spent two winters Newark - the largest city in New Jersey; located in northeastern New Jersey New Brunswick - a university town in central New Jersey Paterson - a city of northeastern New Jersey Princeton - a university town in central New Jersey Cape May - a cape of southeast New Jersey extending into the Atlantic Ocean Ellis Island - an island in New York Bay that was formerly the principal immigration station for the United States; "some twelve millions immigrants passed through Ellis Island" Delaware Bay - an inlet of the North Atlantic; fed by the Delaware River
	2.	Jersey - the largest of the Channel Islands island of Jersey Channel Island - any of a group of British islands in the English Channel off the northern coast of France
	3.	jersey - a close-fitting pullover shirt       T-shirt, tee shirt shirt - a garment worn on the upper half of the body polo-neck, turtle, turtleneck - a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
	4.	jersey - a slightly elastic machine-knit fabric knit - a fabric made by knitting
	5.	Jersey - a breed of diary cattle developed on the island of Jersey dairy cattle, dairy cow, milch cow, milcher, milk cow, milker - cattle that are reared for their milk

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jersey

noun jumper, sweater, woolly, pullover grey jersey and trousers

Translations

Jersey [ˈdʒɜːzɪ] N

1. (Geog) → Isla f de Jersey, Jersey m

2. (Zool) → vaca f de Jersey

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jersey [ˈdʒɜːzɪ] N (= garment) → jersey m, suéter m; (= fabric) → tejido m de punto

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Jersey [ˈdʒɜː^rzi] n (= island) → Jersey f

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jersey [ˈdʒɜː^rzi]

n

(= jumper) → chandail m

(= fabric) → jersey m

modif [top, dress, suit] → en jersey, de jersey

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Jersey

n

→ Jersey nt

(= cow) → Jersey(rind) nt

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jersey

n → Pullover m; (Cycling, Ftbl etc) → Trikot nt; (cloth) → Jersey m; jersey wool → Wolljersey m

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Jersey [ˈdʒɜːzɪ] n (island) → Jersey f
a Jersey (cow) → una mucca di razza Jersey

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jersey [ˈdʒɜːzɪ] n (garment) → maglia; (fabric) → jersey m

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jersey

n jersey [ˈdʒəːzi]

a sweater or pullover. trui, jersie جرسي: صِدار صوفي пуловер svetr; pulovr sweater die Wolljacke πουλόβερ jersey, suéter kampsun تن پوش کشباف؛ پلیور villapaita jersey סְוֶודֶר एक नस्ल की गाय जो अधिक दूध देती है sportska vunena majica pulóver sweater peysa maglia, pullover セーター 메리야스 스웨터, 셔츠 megztinis adīta jaka/svīteris kain jersi trui genser, jumper sweter camisola de malha ja­chetă tricotată пуловер sveter volnena jopica džemper tröja เสื้อถักรัดรูป; เสื้อสเวตเตอร์ süveter, kazak 毛衣，套頭毛衣套頭衫, 運動衫 светр; пуловер سویٹر یا سادہ بنائی کا کپڑا áo nịt len 套头衫, 运动衫

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Jersey → قميص من الصوف svetr sweater Pullover φανελάκι jersey, suéter neulepaita pull pulover maglietta ジャージー 저지 jersey strikkegenser sweter camisola, suéter свитер tröja วัวนมพันธุ์สีน้ำตาลแดงที่ผลิตนมให้ไขมันเนยสูง kazak áo nịt len 运动衫