Holstein
Also called Hol·stein-Frie·sian [hohl-stahyn-free-zhuhn, -steen-]. /ˈhoʊl staɪnˈfri ʒən, -stin-/. 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.
a region in N Germany, at the base of the peninsula of Jutland: a former duchy.
Origin of Holstein
1- Compare Schleswig-Holstein.
Words Nearby Holstein
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How to use Holstein in a sentence
Perhaps that was also the appeal to Bebe Thomsen, who died in 1973 at the age of 81 in Neustadt in Holstein, a town on the Baltic Sea, never fulfilling her vow to return to America.
Was Bebe Thomsen a ditsy animal lover or a Nazi spy? Even her friends wondered. | John Kelly | April 12, 2021 | Washington PostPour milk from a Holstein cow into one and milk from a Jersey into the other.
Do you know how to tell the difference between Holstein milk and Jersey milk?
What was the Schleswig-Holstein question really all about?
From Holtsetaland (Holstein) likewise came to him a large host.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) | Snorri Sturluson
It was the first step in the humiliation of a fine people, to their loss of Norway, and ultimately of Schleswig and Holstein.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan SloaneBut that is hard to carry out, for the gentleman in Holstein who decides about our upbringing wants me to study for many years.
Maezli | Johanna SpyriBut the regiment in which he enlisted got no further than Holstein.
Another loss took place in 1460, when Schleswig and Holstein were united with Denmark.
British Dictionary definitions for Holstein (1 of 2)
/ (ˈhəʊlstaɪn) /
the usual US and Canadian name for Friesian 1
British Dictionary definitions for Holstein (2 of 2)
/ (German ˈhɔlʃtain) /
a region of N Germany, in S Schleswig-Holstein: in early times a German duchy of Saxony; became a duchy of Denmark in 1474; finally incorporated into Prussia in 1866
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