jersey

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

 (jûr′zē)

n. pl. jer·seys

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

2.

a. A shirt worn by an athlete, often displaying the name of the player, team, or sponsor.

b. 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. (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: 95 732 (2013 est). Area: 116 sq km (45 sq miles)

2. (Breeds) a breed of dairy cattle producing milk with a high butterfat content, originating from the island of Jersey

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jersey

(ˈdʒɜːzɪ)

n

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

2. (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

[C16: from Jersey, from the woollen sweaters traditionally worn by the fishermen]

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jer•sey

(ˈdʒɜr zi)

n., pl. -seys.

1. a plain-knit, machine-made fabric of wool, silk, nylon, etc., characteristically soft and elastic, used for garments.

2. a close-fitting knitted sweater or shirt.

3. (cap.) one of a breed of dairy cattle, raised orig. on the island of Jersey.

[1575–85; after Jersey]

jer′seyed, adj.

Jer•sey

(ˈdʒɜr zi)

n.

1. a British island in the English Channel: the largest of the Channel Islands. 87,848; 44 sq. mi. (116 sq. km). Cap.: St. Helier.

2. New Jersey.

Jer′sey•an, n., adj.

Jer′sey•ite`, n.

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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   tee shirt, T-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

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Translations

جرسي: صِدار صوفيقَمِيصٌ مِنَ الصُّوف

svetrpulovr

sweater

PulloverTrikotWolljacke

φανέλαφανελάκι

jerseysuéter

neulepaitapelipaitavillapaitavillapuserovillatakki

jerseypullpull-overtricot

pulover

peysa

maglionejerseymagliamaglietta

ジャージー

저지

megztinis

adīta jaka/svīteris

jersey

genserjumperstrikkegenser

dżersejsweter

camisolasuéter

свитер

volnena jopica

tröja

เสื้อถักแบบรัดรูป

kazaksüveter

áo nịt len

套头衫运动套衫运动衫

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

jersey

(ˈdʒəːzi) noun

a sweater or pullover. trui, jersie جرسي: صِدار صوفي пуловер blusão svetr; pulovr die Wolljacke sweater πουλόβερjersey, suéter kampsun تن پوش کشباف؛ پلیور villapaita jersey סוודר 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 truigenser, jumpersweter جرسي، زيرپيراهنى يوډول اودلى نښتى ياچسپ جاكټ camisola de malha ja­chetă tricotată пуловер sveter volnena jopica džemper tröja เสื้อถักรัดรูป; เสื้อสเวตเตอร์ süveter, kazak 毛衣，套頭毛衣 светр; пуловер سویٹر یا سادہ بنائی کا کپڑا áo nịt len 套头衫, 运动套衫

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jersey

→ قَمِيصٌ مِنَ الصُّوف svetr sweater Pullover φανελάκι jersey, suéter neulepaita pull pulover maglione ジャージー 저지 jersey strikkegenser sweter camisola, suéter свитер tröja เสื้อถักแบบรัดรูป kazak áo nịt len 运动衫

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