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Guernsey  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The second largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. It covers about 30 square miles and is where the Guernsey breed of cattle originated. The name is Scandinavian, Grani's island (ey means island). (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p474 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p222)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Guernsey Island

In other languages

  • French

  • Bailliage de Guernesey
  • Ile de Guernesey
  • Île de Guernesey

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-XH2HVQ8J-0

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