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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. -
kiel
two contiguous duchies of Denmark that were a center of international tension in the 19th century: Prussia annexed Schleswig 1864 and Holstein 1866. -
lauenburg
a region in Schleswig-Holstein, in NW Germany: duchy under German rulers 1260–1689; later part of Prussia. -
neumünster
a city in Schleswig-Holstein, in N central Germany. -
prusso-danish war
a war of 1864 between Prussia and Denmark by which Denmark lost Schleswig-Holstein.