Associations to the word «Holstein»

Wiktionary

HOLSTEIN, noun. (rare) Alternative spelling of Holstein (breed of cattle).
HOLSTEIN, proper noun. The region between the rivers Elbe and Eider, to the south of Schleswig, part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.
HOLSTEIN, noun. A type of dairy cattle, distinctively colored in splotches of black and white.
HOLSTEIN, noun. A breed of horse, thought to be the oldest of the warmblood breeds, used in show jumping.
HOLSTEIN, proper noun. A surname​.

Dictionary definition

HOLSTEIN, noun. A breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland.

Wise words

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