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Holstein


Hol·stein 1

H0245000 (hōl′stīn′, -stēn′) A region and former duchy of northern Germany at the base of the Jutland Peninsula. It became a duchy under the suzerainty of the Holy Roman Empire in 1474 and was often controlled by Denmark in the years that followed.

Hol·stein 2

H0245000 (hōl′stīn′, -stēn′)n. Any of a breed of large black and white dairy cattle originally developed in Friesland.
[After Holstein1.]

Holstein

(ˈhəʊlstaɪn) n (Breeds) the usual US and Canadian name for Friesian1

Holstein

(German ˈhɔlʃtain) n (Placename) 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

Hol•stein

(ˈhoʊl staɪn, -stin)

n. 1. Also called Hol′stein-Frie′sian. one of a breed of large black-and-white dairy cattle originating in North Holland and Friesland. 2. a region in N Germany, at the base of the peninsula of Jutland: a former duchy. Compare Schleswig-Holstein. [1860–65]
Thesaurus
Noun1.Holstein - a breed of dairy cattle from northern HollandHolstein - a breed of dairy cattle from northern HollandFriesian, Holstein-Friesiandairy cattle, dairy cow, milch cow, milcher, milk cow, milker - cattle that are reared for their milk

Holstein


Holstein,

former duchy, N central Germany, the part of Schleswig-Holstein S of the Eider River. Kiel and Rendsburg were the chief cities. For a description of Holstein and for its history after 1814, see Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein
, state (1994 pop. 2,595,000), c.6,050 sq mi (15,670 sq km), NW Germany. Kiel (the capital and chief port), Lübeck, Flensburg, and Neumünster are the major cities.
..... Click the link for more information. . For a time part of the duchy of Saxony, Holstein was created (1111) a county of the Holy Roman Empire and was bestowed on Adolf of Schauenburg. In 1459, Holstein's Christian I, a Danish heir to the throne, established a personal union with Denmark, to the great displeasure of the German majority. In 1474, Emperor Frederick III raised Holstein to a duchy under the immediate suzerainty of the Holy Roman Empire (as distinct from Schleswig, which was outside the imperial jurisdiction).

Holstein

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
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Holstein


  • noun

Synonyms for Holstein

noun a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland

Synonyms

  • Friesian
  • Holstein-Friesian

Related Words

  • dairy cattle
  • dairy cow
  • milch cow
  • milcher
  • milk cow
  • milker
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