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Friesian

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Frie·sian  (frzhn)
n.
Variant of Frisian.
Friesian1
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Brit any of several breeds of black-and-white dairy cattle having a high milk yield Usual US and Canadian name Holstein
Friesian2
n & adj
(Linguistics / Languages) (Social Science / Peoples) a variant of Frisian
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.FriesianFriesian - a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland
Holstein, Holstein-Friesian
dairy cattle, dairy cow, milch cow, milcher, milk cow, milker - cattle that are reared for their milk
Translations
Friesian
adj
→ friesisch
cattle → Deutsche(r, s) Schwarzbunte(r, s)
n
→ Friese m, → Friesin f
(Ling) → Friesisch nt
(= cow) → Deutsche Schwarzbunte f


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