Holstein

[ hohl-stahyn, -steen; for 2 also German hohl-shtahyn ]

/ ˈhoʊl staɪn, -stin; for 2 also German ˈhoʊlˌʃtaɪn /

noun

Also called Hol·stein-Frie·sian

[hohl-stahyn-free-zhuh n, -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.

Compare Schleswig-Holstein.

Origin of Holstein

First recorded in 1860–65

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Examples from the Web for holstein

Pour milk from a Holstein cow into one and milk from a Jersey into the other.
The Secret to This Ice Cream: Pampered Cows|Jane & Michael Stern|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At length, by some means, they discovered him in the small town of Frederichstadt, in Holstein.
Louis Philippe|John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Authorities have agreed that herd milk of Holstein or ordinary grade cows is best for infant feeding.
The Mother and Her Child|William S. Sadler
The peasants yielded the point, and the succession was settled on the duke of Holstein.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II.|Tobias Smollett

Before arriving at this village, we stopped at the house of one Jacob Hendrix, from Holstein, living on this side.
Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680|Jasper Danckaerts
The scenes of horror and of sadness enacted there, have left their impress upon the mind of Mrs. Holstein in unfading characters.
Woman's Work in the Civil War|Linus Pierpont Brockett

British Dictionary definitions for holstein (1 of 2)

Holstein¹

/ (ˈhəʊlstaɪn) /

noun

the usual US and Canadian name for Friesian 1

British Dictionary definitions for holstein (2 of 2)

Holstein²

/ (German ˈhɔlʃtain) /

noun

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012