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Definition of Holstein
1. Noun. A breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland.
Generic synonyms: Dairy Cattle, Dairy Cow, Milch Cow, Milcher, Milk Cow, Milker
Definition of Holstein
1. n. One of a breed of cattle, originally from Schleswig- Holstein, valued for the large amount of milk produced by the cows. The color is usually black and white in irregular patches.
Definition of Holstein
1. Proper noun. The region between the rivers Elbe and Eider, to the south of Schleswig, part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. ¹
2. Noun. A type of dairy cattle, distinctively colored in splotches of black and white. ¹
3. Noun. A breed of horse, thought to be the oldest of the warmblood breeds, used in show jumping. ¹
4. Proper noun. (surname) ¹
5. Noun. (rare) (alternative spelling of Holstein) ''(breed of cattle)''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Holstein
1. a breed of cattle [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Holstein
Literary usage of Holstein
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"However, the powerful Count Gerhard III of holstein of the Schauenburg line, who
was an uncle of Waldemar, and also the latter's guardian, opposed the king. ..."
2. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero, Ernest Alfred Benians (1909)
"By this Schleswig became merely a Danish province ; holstein retained its ...
First, she had thrust the new charter upon holstein without consulting its ..."
3. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"The chief educational institution in Schleswig-holstein is the university of
Kiel ; and the excellence of the ordinary school system is proved by the fact ..."
4. The Holy Roman Empire by James Bryce Bryce (1907)
"Excitement in Germany. ing their rights over Schleswig and holstein, broke out
with unexpected vehemence. The Danish constitution of 1855 had incorporated ..."
5. Journal of Theological Studies by Oxford Journals (Oxford University Press) (1906)
"NOTES AND STUDIES THE CODEX OF THE PASCHAL CHRONICLE USED BY holstein. To the
issue of this JOURNAL for Jan. 1901, vol. ii No. 6, I contributed a note on ..."
6. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1875)
"There is hero a very clear and evident difference made between the excellent
Dutch cattle and the holstein and Jutland breeds, whose origin Low traces to a ..."
7. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"holstein, holding the first as a fief of the Danish crown and tht other as a fief
of the ... The chief educational institution in Schleswig-holstein is the ..."
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