ALL meanings of holstein
Hol·stein
H h - noun holstein (rare) alternative spelling of Holstein (breed of cattle). 1
- noun holstein Also called Holstein-Friesian [hohl-stahyn-free-zhuh n, -steen-] /ˈhoʊl staɪnˈfri ʒən, -stin-/ (Show IPA). one of a breed of black-and-white dairy cattle, raised originally in North Holland and Friesland, that yields large quantities of milk having a low content of butterfat. 1
- noun holstein a region in N Germany, at the base of the peninsula of Jutland: a former duchy. 1
- noun holstein 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 0
- noun holstein any of a breed of large, black-and-white dairy cattle 0
- noun holstein region of NW Germany, in the state of Schleswig-Holstein: formerly a duchy of Denmark 0