Holstein

noun

Hol·​stein ˈhōl-ˌstēn  -ˌstīn 

: any of a breed of large usually black-and-white dairy cattle originally from northern Holland and Friesland that produce large quantities of comparatively low-fat milk

Word History

Etymology

short for Holstein-Friesian

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing Holstein

• Holstein-Friesian

Rhymes for Holstein

• agin
• alkene
• allene
• ameen
• amin
• arene
• athene
• baleen
• beeline
• benzene
• between
• bromine

Kids Definition

Holstein

noun

Hol·​stein ˈhōl-ˌstēn 

-ˌstīn

: any of a breed of large black-and-white dairy cattle producing large quantities of milk that is low in fat compared to the milk of other breeds

Geographical Definition

Holstein

geographical name

Hol·​stein ˈhōl-ˌstīn  -ˌstēn 

ˈhȯl-ˌshtīn

region of northern Germany south of the Jutland Peninsula; once a duchy of Denmark; became a part of Prussia in 1866; now part of the state of Schleswig-Holstein see schleswig-holstein