holstein
IPA: hˈoʊɫstin
Root Word: Holstein
noun
- The region between the rivers Elbe and Eider, to the south of Schleswig, part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.
- A breed of dairy cattle, distinctively colored in splotches of black and white.
- A breed of horse, thought to be the oldest of the warmblood breeds, used in show jumping.
- A surname.
- (rare) Alternative letter-case form of Holstein (“breed of cattle”). [The region between the rivers Elbe and Eider, to the south of Schleswig, part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.]
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Examples of "holstein" in Sentences
- Holstein works as a consultant for the show.
- Preparing Holstein steer calves for the feedlot.
- Then he worked as a pastor in Schleswig Holstein.
- The wars with Holstein Gottorp clearly prove this.
- But then again, the same applied for Hanover and Holstein.
- The region of Oldenburg was a part of the duchy of Holstein.
- The history of the district is connected with the history of Holstein.
- There are unflappable, lazy Holsteiners and sensitive, spooky Holsteiners.
- The pied pattern of the Holstein Friesian does not appear in the offspring.
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