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
Holstein in American English1
(ˈhoʊlˌstin; ˈhoʊlˌstaɪn)
noun
US
any of a breed of large, black-and-white dairy cattle
: also called ˈHolˈstein-Friesian (ˈhoʊlˌstaɪnˈfriʒən)
Holstein in American English2
(ˈhoʊlˌstaɪn; German ˈhɔlˌʃtaɪn)
region of NW Germany, in the state of Schleswig-Holstein: formerly a duchy of Denmark