Holstein

[hohl-stahyn, -steen, hohl-shtahyn]

noun

1. Also called Holstein-Friesian. 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.

Holstein

¹

/ ˈhəʊlstaɪn /

noun

1. the usual US and Canadian name for Friesian 1

Holstein

²

/ ˈhɔlʃtain /

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Holstein¹

First recorded in 1860–65