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# guernsey

noun (Guernsey; a guernsey, guernseys)

«guernsey» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Guernsey is one of the Channel Islands, between England and France (a place name). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guernsey/#m1)
2. A guernsey is a thick, warm, tightly knitted woollen jumper, first worn by fishermen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guernsey/#m2)
3. (Australia) A sleeveless jersey worn by Australian rules football players; to get a guernsey means to be picked for a team or to get recognition. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guernsey/#m3)
4. A Guernsey is a breed of brown-and-white dairy cow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guernsey/#m4)

### In the lessons

In geography, the Channel Islands; in Australian sport talk, footy jumpers; on farms, a cattle breed. Phrases: get a guernsey (Australia), a Guernsey cow.

### Examples

- Guernsey is a small island near France. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guernsey/#x1)
- Grandad still wears his old navy guernsey when he goes fishing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guernsey/#x2)
- He finally got a guernsey in the first team. (Australia) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guernsey/#x3)
- The footy players pulled on their guernseys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guernsey/#x4)
- Guernsey cows give rich, creamy milk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guernsey/#x5)
- We took a ferry to Guernsey in the summer holidays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guernsey/#x6)

### Note

Capital G for the island and the cow; small g for the jumper. Guernsey is not part of the UK but belongs to the British Crown. Australians say footy guernsey; others say jersey or shirt.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «guernsey» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guernsey/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«guernsey» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/guernsey.html) on Mova free.