HOLSTEIN


Meaning of HOLSTEIN in English

I. ˈhōl-ˌstēn, -ˌstīn noun

Etymology: short for Holstein-Friesian

Date: 1865

: any of a breed of large usually black-and-white dairy cattle originally from northern Holland and Friesland that produce large quantities of comparatively low-fat milk

II. ˈhōl-ˌstīn, -ˌstēn; ˈhȯl-ˌshtīn geographical name

region N Germany S of Jutland Peninsula adjoining Schleswig; once a duchy of Denmark, became a part of Prussia 1866 — see Schleswig-Holstein

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