Svensk definition
En grupp om fyra öar och ett flertal holmar i Engelska kanalen, utanför Frankrikes kust. Ögruppen tillhör Storbritannien sedan 1066. Guernsey och Jersey är kända för sina speciella nötkreatursraser.
Channel Islands
Kanalöarna
Engelsk definition
A group of four British islands and several islets in the English Channel off the coast of France. They are known to have been occupied prehistorically. They were a part of Normandy in 933 but were united to the British crown at the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066. Guernsey and Jersey originated noted breeds of cattle. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p242)
Svenska synonymer
Inga svenska synonymer finns.
Engelska synonymer
Sark — Alderney Island — Jersey Island