Friesian

[ free-zhuhn ]

adjective

1. Frisian.
2. Chiefly British. Holstein ( def 1 ).

Friesian

¹

/ ˈfriːʒən /

noun

1. a variant of Frisian

Friesian

²

/ ˈfriːʒən /

noun

1. any of several breeds of black-and-white dairy cattle having a high milk yield Usual US and Canadian nameHolstein

Example Sentences

The Friesian horse, named Teake, was not initially meant to star in the video.

From BBC

Gigot and Luce have a blending of two breeds, Lacaune and East Friesian, that are standard American dairy sheep.

From Seattle Times

Researchers from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment and the Chemical and Veterinary Analytical Institute ran an experiment with ten lactating Holstein Friesian dairy cows divided into two groups.

From Salon

The party representing the Danish and Friesian minority in Germany has made it into parliament for the first time in about 70 years.

From BBC

The most surprising Cannes exemplar was a documentary: Andrea Arnold’s “Cow,” which with strict formal rigor, focuses on Luma, a handsome Holstein Friesian kept permanently pregnant, and therefore lactating, on a British dairy farm.

From New York Times