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English noun: Jersey

1. Jersey (location) a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies


SynonymsGarden State, New Jersey, NJ


Instance hypernymAmerican state


Part holonymAtlantic City, Bayonne, Camden, Cape May, capital of New Jersey, Delaware Bay, Ellis Island, Jersey City, Morristown, New Brunswick, Newark, Paterson, Princeton, Trenton


Part meronymAmerica, Mid-Atlantic states, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA


Domain region membersBattle of Monmouth, Battle of Monmouth Court House, Monmouth Court House

2. Jersey (location) the largest of the Channel Islands


Synonymsisland of Jersey


Broader (hypernym)Channel Island

3. jersey (artifact) a close-fitting pullover shirt


SynonymsT-shirt, tee shirt


Broader (hypernym)shirt


Narrower (hyponym)polo-neck, turtle, turtleneck

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


Broader (hypernym)knit

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


Broader (hypernym)dairy cattle, dairy cow, milch cow, milcher, milk cow, milker









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