jersey
/ˈd͡ʒɜːzi/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.66 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A shirt worn by a member of an athletic team, usually oversized, typically depicting the athlete's name and team number as well as the team's logotype.
American usage; Countable
name
An island, a crown dependency of the United Kingdom; the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel between France and England.
name
A town in Georgia, United States.
noun
A breed of dairy cattle developed on Jersey.
Example Sentences
- "A young boy was wearing a Manchester City Erling Haaland jersey."
- "Holonyms: Channel Islands < Earth, World"
- "They usually holiday on Jersey or the Isle of Man."
- "The resilience of Jersey’s elite is not new (Jersey is perhaps the only place in Europe that had the same government before, during and after Nazi occupation) but it had never previously been described with such forensic force."
- "Holonyms: United States of America < Earth, World"
- "He washes dishes in Manhattan. He commutes from Jersey, just like many others who can't afford Manhattan's ridiculous rents."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈd͡ʒɜːzi/
- British English: /ˈd͡ʒɜːzi/
Usage
- Countable
- American usage
- Uncountable
- Informal