Illustration of Guernsey
plural Guernseys
: any of a breed of usually reddish-brown and white dairy cattle that are larger than the Jersey and produce rich yellowish milk
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Directors/Producers Sara Archambault and Margo Guernsey, Executive Producer Maida Lynn.
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Time Video, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024
He was pictured in it again during a trip to the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey on July 15 and July 16, and wore it for the State Opening of Parliament on July 17 — a style surprise for the formal state occasion.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
Then there is the massive British network, which resembles a spider web, with the City of London in the middle, surrounded by an array of British territories and dependencies: the British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Gibraltar, the Cayman Islands, Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man.
—Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
The sovereign, 75, was pictured in it again in the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey on July 15 and 16, and also at the State Opening of Parliament on July 17.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024
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Time Video, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024
He was pictured in it again during a trip to the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey on July 15 and July 16, and wore it for the State Opening of Parliament on July 17 — a style surprise for the formal state occasion.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
Then there is the massive British network, which resembles a spider web, with the City of London in the middle, surrounded by an array of British territories and dependencies: the British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Gibraltar, the Cayman Islands, Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man.
—Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
The sovereign, 75, was pictured in it again in the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey on July 15 and 16, and also at the State Opening of Parliament on July 17.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024
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Guernsey
noun
Guern·sey
ˈgərn-zē 
plural Guernseys
: any of a breed of usually reddish brown and white dairy cattle that are larger than Jerseys and produce rich yellowish milk
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