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Descriptor English:
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Guernsey
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Guernesey
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Guernsey
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Synonyms English:
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Guernsey Island
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Tree Number:
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Z01.542.363.161.500
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Definition English:
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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) |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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one of the Channel Islands
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History Note English:
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97; GUERNSEY ISLAND was see CHANNEL ISLANDS 1975-96
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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33218
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Unique Identifier:
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D019435
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