/hohl"stuyn, -steen/ ; for 2 also Ger. /hohl"shtuyn'/ , n.
1. Also called Holstein-Friesian /hohl"stuyn free"zheuhn, -steen-/ . one of a breed of black-and-white dairy cattle, raised originally in North Holland and Friesland, that yields large quantities of milk having a low content of butterfat.
2. a region in N Germany, at the base of the peninsula of Jutland: a former duchy. Cf. Schleswig-Holstein .
[ 1860-65 ]