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Guernsey Pronunciation
Guernsey is pronounced GURN-zee, IPA /ˈgɝnzi/.
GURN-zee
US /ˈgɝnzi/
Syllables: GURN · zee (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun: One of the Channel Islands, and the breed of fawn-coloured dairy cattle from it.
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Guernsey in a Sentence
- Guernsey lies closer to France than to England.
- The herd is all Guernsey apart from two Jerseys.
- She was born on Guernsey and left at eighteen.
Common Mispronunciations of Guernsey
Not GWERN-zee
The ue at the front gives a plain gur, with the u doing nothing but keeping the g hard.
Not GURN-say
The ending is a light zee, buzzing the s, as Jersey and Mersey also do.
Tip: A guernsey in Australia is a football jersey, and to get a guernsey means to be picked for the side.
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