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Jersey

Jersey

1 4.8
A small light-brown dairy cow that gives rich milk
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɜrzi/
translation icon : raza Jersey
  • All right, we'll be moving across to new jersey for awhile.
  • a yellow jersey
  • a leader's jersey

Examples

  • If you're going to new jersey you're going the wrong direction.

    Trade (2007)

  • Please, mr... i need to get to new jersey?

    Trade (2007)

  • We have to be in new jersey by tomorrow.

    Trade (2007)

  • New jersey, i told you.

    Trade (2007)

  • New jersey is that way.

    Trade (2007)

  • Listen, if your sister is in new jersey, I know someone there, who might be able to help us.

    Trade (2007)

  • Soon, i like to be in new jersey when it happends wouldn't you?

    Trade (2007)

  • Why new jersey?

    Trade (2007)

  • She and her husband have mortgaged their home in new jersey to pay for Jean's treatment in this Tijuana laetrile clinic.

    I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)

  • The farmer raised a herd of Jersey cows, known for their high-quality milk production.

Compounds

Jersey girl
  • US
4 8.9

A woman from New Jersey who is often bold, fashionable, and outspoken

island of Jersey
4.3

An island in the English Channel near the coast of France that is a British Crown dependency

Jersey elm
  • Specialized
7.7

A type of English elm grown for upright branches and broader leaves

Jersey fern
9.5

A small fern from Central and South America that lives for only one season

Jersey knapweed
  • UK
9.3

A plant from Jersey with bright purple flowers often grown in gardens

Jersey pine
  • US
8.8

A small bushy pine tree from the eastern United States with twisted branches and short needles in pairs

How Productive

Holstein
1 6.1
Ayrshire
  • Specialized
7.2
Jersey
1 4.8
Guernsey
1 7.0

Surface Forms

Jersey singular
Jerseys plural

Etymology

Jersey is the name of a cattle breed that comes from the island of Jersey, where farmers first raised these small, light brown cows known for rich milk, so a Jersey cow means a cow from that island and explains the milk's rich quality.