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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.

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.

[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

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.
Jer′sey•an, n., adj.
Jer′sey•ite`, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.jersey - a Mid-Atlantic state on the AtlanticJersey - a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
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
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 shirtjersey - a close-fitting pullover 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
neulepaitapelipaitavillapaitavillapuserovillatakki
pulover
peysa
ジャージー
저지
megztinis
adīta jaka/svīteris
dżersejsweter
volnena jopica
tröja
เสื้อถักแบบรัดรูป
áo nịt len

Jersey

[ˈdʒɜːzɪ] N
1. (Geog) → Isla f de Jersey, Jersey m
2. (Zool) → vaca f de Jersey

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

[ˈdʒɜːrzi] n (= island) → Jersey f

jersey

[ˈdʒɜːrzi]
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

jersey

nPullover m; (Cycling, Ftbl etc) → Trikot nt; (cloth) → Jersey m; jersey woolWolljersey 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

jersey

[ˈdʒɜːzɪ] n (garment) → maglia; (fabric) → jersey m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

jersey

(ˈdʒəːzi) noun
a sweater or pullover.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

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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References in classic literature ?
New Jersey and Rhode Island, upon all occasions, discovered a warm zeal for the independence of Vermont; and Maryland, till alarmed by the appearance of a connection between Canada and that State, entered deeply into the same views.
At the Wellands', where the Newland Archers chanced to be lunching, the question as to who should meet her at Jersey City was immediately raised; and the material difficulties amid which the Welland household struggled as if it had been a frontier outpost, lent animation to the debate.
When he opened his eyes, he perceived that he was still on the top of the sea, for it was running round him in silver-coloured hills, and he was lying on a pile of half- dead fish, looking at a broad human back clothed in a blue jersey.
Raleigh became a Member of Parliament, and was made Governor of Jersey. He fought and traveled, attended to his estates in Ireland, to his business in Cornwall, to his governorship in Jersey.
Cooper was born at Burlington, New Jersey, 15th Sept., 1789, and died at Cooperstown, New York (which took its name from his father), 14th Sept., 1851.
The number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at least one Representative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the State of New Hampshire shall be entitled to chuse three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three.
Then this New Jersey phantom rose up and bowed and begged pardon, then with the officer beside him, the file of men marching behind him, and with every mark of respect, he was escorted to his carriage by the imperial Cent Gardes!
It traversed Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey like a flash, rushing through towns with antique names, some of which had streets and car-tracks, but as yet no houses.
In 1760 Sir Francis Bernard, who had been' governor of New Jersey, was appointed to the same office in Massachusetts.
On the last Saturday in April, the New York "Times" published an account of the strike complications which were delaying Alexander's New Jersey bridge, and stated that the engineer himself was in town and at his office on West Tenth Street.
On the Jersey side my master said to a stranger who stood eating a currant bun:
The constitution of New Jersey has blended the different powers of government more than any of the preceding.