Alderney

[ awl-der-nee ]

/ ˈɔl dər ni /

noun

one of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. 3 sq. mi. (8 sq. km).

any of several breeds of cattle raised originally in the Channel Islands, as the Jersey or Guernsey.

Example sentences from the Web for alderney

Alderney and Sark have a separate legal existence with courts dependent on the royal court of Guernsey.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 |Various
Then I strained my eyes ahead, trying to penetrate the darkness and discern Alderney Light, but in vain.

Jethou |E. R. Suffling
The milk of the common cow is, for our purposes, preferable to that of the Alderney.

Fat and Blood |S. Weir Mitchell
It was London sky-blue, in short, but not of the Alderney dairy, which was made to serve our turn at Yverdun.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 66, No 405, July 1849 |Various

From the cliff-top you may see Alderney, for our inn is among the Channel Islands.

Some Private Views |James Payn

British Dictionary definitions for alderney

Alderney

/ (ˈɔːldənɪ) /

noun

one of the Channel Islands, in the English Channel: separated from the French coast by a dangerous tidal channel (the Race of Alderney). Pop: 2294 (2001). Area: 8 sq km (3 sq miles) French name: Aurigny

an early, but now extinct, breed of dairy cattle originating from the island of Alderney

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