holstein
see also: Holstein
Noun

holstein (plural holsteins)

  1. (rare) Alternative letter-case form of Holstein#English|Holstein (“breed of cattle”).
    • 1919 January, in The Chenango County Farm Bureau News, volume 5, number 1, page 7:
      For Sale—Three registered holstein cows. Due to freshen the first of Jan. February and March. Prices that will sell. Age three and five years. Eugene Gibson, Smyrna.

Holstein
Proper noun
  1. The region between the rivers Elbe and Eider, to the south of Schleswig, part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.
    Synonyms: Holsatia
    • 1880, Nassau William, senior, Conversations with distinguished persons during the Second Empire, volume 1, page 206:
      Schleswig refuses to be separated from Holstein.
Translations
  • German: Holstein
  • Russian: Го́льштейн
Noun

holstein (plural holsteins)

  1. A type of dairy cattle, distinctively colored in splotches of black and white.
  2. A breed of horse, thought to be the oldest of the warmblood breeds, used in show jumping.
Synonyms Proper noun
  1. Surname



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