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Holstein
(redirected from Duke of Holstein)

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Hol·stein 1  (hlstn, -stn)
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  (hlstn, -stn)
n.
Any of a breed of large black and white dairy cattle originally developed in Friesland.
[After Holstein1.]
Holstein1
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) the usual US and Canadian name for Friesian (the cattle)
Holstein2
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
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Noun1.Holstein - a breed of dairy cattle from northern HollandHolstein - a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland
Friesian, Holstein-Friesian
dairy cattle, dairy cow, milch cow, milcher, milk cow, milker - cattle that are reared for their milk
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The Duke of Holstein was a "little," comely man who delighted in field sports.
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