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Holstein

//ˈhoʊlstaɪn// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A geographic region and former duchy between the rivers Elbe and Eider, to the south of Schleswig, part of the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

    "Schleswig refuses to be separated from Holstein."

  2. 2
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of Holstein (“breed of cattle”). alt-of, rare

    "The farm bureau, through subscriptions from members, was able to give a holstein bull calf and a trio of fowls as prizes in a contest among the winners of the six districts."

  2. 2
    A breed of dairy cattle, distinctively colored in splotches of black and white.

    "At the height of things, Bride Lake Farms had milked a herd of sixty-five registered Holsteins. Every other day, the Hood Dairy truck would pull up, pump nine thousand pounds of raw milk out of the tank, and drive it off for processing."

  3. 3
    a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland wordnet
  4. 4
    A breed of horse, thought to be the oldest of the warmblood breeds, used in show jumping.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From a tribe which inhabited the area, the Holsten / Holtsaten. The name is equivalent to German Holz (“wood”) + Sassen (“inhabitant”), German Low German Holt (“wood”) + Saten (“inhabitant”).

Etymology 2

From the animals' region of origin: the horses came from Schleswig-Holstein, the cows came from the area of Frisia and Holstein.

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