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Definition of Jersey
1. Noun. A Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies.
Geographical relationships: Battle Of Monmouth, Battle Of Monmouth Court House, Monmouth Court House
Generic synonyms: American State
Group relationships: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa, Mid-atlantic States
Terms within: Atlantic City, Capital Of New Jersey, Trenton, Bayonne, Camden, Jersey City, Morristown, Newark, New Brunswick, Paterson, Princeton, Cape May, Ellis Island, Delaware Bay
2. Noun. The largest of the Channel Islands.
3. Noun. A close-fitting pullover shirt.
Generic synonyms: Shirt
Specialized synonyms: Polo-neck, Turtle, Turtleneck
4. Noun. A slightly elastic machine-knit fabric.
5. Noun. A breed of diary cattle developed on the island of Jersey.
Definition of Jersey
1. n. The finest of wool separated from the rest; combed wool; also, fine yarn of wool.
Definition of Jersey
1. Proper noun. The largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel between France and Great Britain. ¹
2. Proper noun. A type of cow from Jersey. ¹
3. Proper noun. (US informal) New Jersey. ¹
4. Noun. A garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper body. ¹
5. 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jersey
1. a close-fitting knitted shirt [n -SEYS] : JERSEYED [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jersey
Literary usage of Jersey
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1922)
"Independent of any rights under the compact of 1834 between the states of New
York and New jersey, and regardless of the precise location of the boundary ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"The Calviniste brought with them into East jersey their distinctive views ...
Two elements of discord marked the genesis of East jersey and West jersey. ..."
3. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings ... Annual Forum by National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association, Conference of Charities (U.S., Conference of Charities (U.S.), National Conference of Social Work (U.S. (1920)
"Frank A. Fetter, President of the New jersey State Conference of Charities and
Corrections, Princeton A telegram from Senator Edge received this afternoon ..."
4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1891)
"He died unmarried and poor, but bis memory survives in jersey as that of n
vindicator of the liberties of the island. His exertions established the ..."
5. A History of the People of the United States: From the Revolution to the by John Bach McMaster (1906)
"Subtracting the six contested seats, the one from Philadelphia and the five from
New jersey, the strength of the two parties was, Democrats one hundred and ..."
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