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Friesian

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈfɹiːʒən/
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  • rhymes with -iːʒən

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the work of Swedish mycologist and botanist Elias Magnus Fries, who described and assigned botanical names to hundreds of fungus and lichen species.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Alternative form of Frisian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A breed of black and white dairy cattle; any individual cow of that breed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: Holstein

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A black breed of horse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Holstein, Holstein-Friesian

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dairy cattle, dairy cow, milch cow, milk cow, milcher, milker

History

Etymology

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