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 Definitions of jersey  [ˈdʒɜr zi]  

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Definition of 'jersey' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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

2.  jersey
a close-fitting knitted sweater or shirt.

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

4. (n.) Jersey
a British island in the English Channel: the largest of the Channel Islands. 87,848; 44 sq. mi. (116 sq. km).


Definition of 'jersey' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) New Jersey, Jersey, Garden State, NJ
a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies

2. (noun) Jersey, island of Jersey
the largest of the Channel Islands

3. (noun) jersey, T-shirt, tee shirt
a close-fitting pullover shirt

4. (noun) jersey
a slightly elastic machine-knit fabric

5. (noun) Jersey
a breed of diary cattle developed on the island of Jersey


Definition of 'jersey' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) jersey
a shirt worn while playing a sport
official New York Giants' jerseys

2.  jersey
a long-sleeved sweater
Put on your jersey.


Definition of 'jersey' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) jersey
the finest of wool separated from the rest; combed wool; also, fine yarn of wool

2. (noun) jersey
a kind of knitted jacket; hence, in general, a closefitting jacket or upper garment made of an elastic fabric (as stockinet)

3. (noun) jersey
one of a breed of cattle in the Island of Jersey. Jerseys are noted for the richness of their milk


Definitions of 'jersey' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  jersey
the largest and richest of the Channel Islands, lies 15 m. off the French coast, 100 m. S. of Portland Bill, is oblong in shape, with great bays in the coast, and slopes from the N. to the SW.; the soil is devoted chiefly to pasture and potato culture; the exports are early potatoes for the London market and the famous Jersey cattle, the purity of whose breed is carefully preserved; the island is self-governing, has a somewhat primitive land tenure, is remarkably free from poverty and crime, has been under the English crown since 1066; the capital is St. Helier (29), where there is a college, a public library, a harbour, and a good market.


Translation of 'jersey' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a sweater or pullover.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: trui, jersie Arabic flag Arabic: جرسي: صِدار صوفي Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: пуловер
Brazilian flag Brazilian: blusão Czech flag Czech: svetr; pulovr German flag German: die Wolljacke
Danish flag Danish: sweater Greek flag Greek: πουλόβερ Spanish flag Spanish: jersey, suéter
Estonian flag Estonian: kampsun Farsi flag Farsi: تن پوش کشباف؛ پلیور Finnish flag Finnish: villapaita
French flag French: jersey Hebrew flag Hebrew: סְוֶודֶר Hindi flag Hindi: एक नस्ल की गाय जो अधिक दू
Croatian flag Croatian: sportska vunena majica Hungarian flag Hungarian: pulóver Indonesian flag Indonesian: sweater
Icelandic flag Icelandic: peysa Italian flag Italian: maglia, pullover Japanese flag Japanese: セーター
Korean flag Korean: 메리야스 스웨터, 셔츠 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: megztinis Latvian flag Latvian: adīta jaka/svīteris
Malay flag Malay: kain jersi Dutch flag Dutch: trui Norwegian flag Norwegian: genser, jumper
Polish flag Polish: sweter Persian flag Persian: تن پوش کشباف؛ پلیور Pashto flag Pashto: جرسي، زيرپيراهنى يوډول او
Portuguese flag Portuguese: camisola de malha Romanian flag Romanian: ja­chetă tricotată Russian flag Russian: пуловер
Slovak flag Slovak: sveter Slovenian flag Slovenian: volnena jopica Serbian flag Serbian: džemper
Swedish flag Swedish: tröja Thai flag Thai: เสื้อถักรัดรูป; เสื้อสเวต Turkish flag Turkish: süveter, kazak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 毛衣,套頭毛衣 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: светр; пуловер Urdu flag Urdu: سویٹر یا سادہ بنائی کا کپ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: áo nịt len Chinese flag Chinese: 套头衫, 运动套衫

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