FRIESIAN

Meaning of FRIESIAN in English

/ ˈfriːʒn; NAmE / ( BrE ) ( NAmE Hol·stein ) noun

a type of black and white cow that produces a lot of milk

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WORD ORIGIN

1920s: alteration of Frisian .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

FRIESIAN — noun Etymology: variant of Frisian Date: 1923 Holstein
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FRIESIAN — I. ˈfrēzhən also -zhēən Usage: usually capitalized variant of frisian II. noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized chiefly Britain …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FRIESIAN — /free"zheuhn/ , adj. , n. 1. Frisian. 2. Chiefly Brit. Holstein (def. 1).
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FRIESIAN — n. resident of Friesland, native of Friesland (region in the northern Netherlands)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FRIESIAN — adj. of Friesland, pertaining to Friesland (region in the northern Netherlands)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FRIESIAN — noun Etymology: variant of Frisian Date: 1923 chiefly British : Holstein
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FRIESIAN — [ 'fri:ʒ(ə)n ] ■ noun Brit. an animal of a black-and-white breed of dairy cattle originally from Friesland in the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FRIESIAN — [Frie.sian] n [var. of Frisian] (1923) chiefly Brit: holstein
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FRIESIAN — Friesian BrE AmE ˈfriːz i‿ən ˈfrɪz-; ˈfriːʒ ə n, ˈfriːʒ i‿ən AmE \ ˈfriːʒ ə n ▷ Friesian|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FRIESIAN — Frie ‧ si ‧ an /ˈfriːziən $ -ʒ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [countable] especially British English a type of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FRIESIAN — n. & adj. Brit. --n. 1 a large animal of a usu. black and white breed of dairy cattle orig. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FRIESIAN — n. & adj. Brit. n. 1 a large animal of a usu. black and white breed of dairy cattle orig. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FRIESIAN — n. & adj. Brit. --n. 1. a large animal of a usu. black and white breed of dairy cattle orig. …
Oxford English vocab
FRIESIAN — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ However, it has been replaced by Friesians for milk and is now bred more for …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FRIESIAN — [esp. UK] and ANZ, [esp. US] Holstein [noun] [C] - a black and white cow that produces a large amount …
Cambridge English vocab
FRIESIAN — adj. Pronunciation: ' fr ē -zh ə n Function: noun Etymology: variant of Frisian Date: 1923 chiefly British : HOLSTEIN
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN — noun Etymology: Holstein, Germany, its later locality + Friesian (variant of Frisian) Date: 1889 Holstein
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN — ˈhōlzˌtēn, -lˌst- also -tīn or NewEng ˈhälə(ˌ)stēn noun or holstein Etymology: from Holstein, region of NWelsh Germany, its later locality …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN — noun Etymology: Holstein, Germany, its later locality + Friesian (variant of Frisian ) Date: 1889 : Holstein
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN — [hol.stein-frie.sian] n [Holstein, Germany, its later locality + Friesian (var. of Frisian)] (1889): holstein
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN — Holstein-Friesian cow. breed of large dairy cattle originating in northern Holland and Friesland. Its chief characteristics are its large size …
Britannica English vocabulary
BRITISH FRIESIAN — британская фризская порода (молочного скота; по численности занимает первое место в Великобритании; происходит от голландского чёрно- пёстрого скота) полн. British …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
BRITISH FRIESIAN — британская фризская порода (молочного скота; по численности занимает первое место в Великобритании; происходит от голландского чёрно-пёстрого скота) полн. British Friesian cattle
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
HOLSTEIN — I. noun Etymology: short for ~-Friesian Date: 1865 any of a breed of large usually black-and-white dairy cattle originally from …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HOLSTEIN — I or Holstein-Friesian Breed of large dairy cattle that originated in northern Holland and Friesland. Its chief characteristics are its …
Английский словарь Британика
HOLSTEIN — noun see holstein-friesian
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FRIESLAND — ˈfrēz]lənd, -ēsl-, -ˌland\ noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: from Friesland, province in the Netherlands southern Africa : holstein-friesian
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DAIRY BREED — noun : a cattle breed developed primarily for the production of milk rather than meat (as the Holstein-Friesian, Jersey, Guernsey, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOLSTEIN — /hohl"stuyn, -steen/ ; for 2 also Ger. /hohl"shtuyn'/ , n. 1. Also called Holstein-Friesian /hohl"stuyn free"zheuhn, -steen-/ . one of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FRISIAN — /frizh"euhn, free"zheuhn/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to Friesland, its inhabitants, or their language. n. 2. a native or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CATTLE — n. 25B6; plural noun COWS, bovines, oxen, bulls; stock, livestock. See lists. bovine. Domestic Cattle Aberdeen Angus Jamaica Hope Afrikander …
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