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name
A geographic region and former duchy between the rivers Elbe and Eider, to the south of Schleswig, part of the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Holsatia
Antonyms: none provided
name
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Holstein (“breed of cattle”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, rare
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noun
A breed of dairy cattle, distinctively colored in splotches of black and white.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Friesian
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noun
A breed of horse, thought to be the oldest of the warmblood breeds, used in show jumping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Holsteiner
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noun
a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Friesian, Holstein-Friesian
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dairy cattle, dairy cow, milch cow, milk cow, milcher, milker
History
From a tribe which inhabited the area, the Holsten / Holtsaten. The name is equivalent to German Holz (“wood”) + Sassen (“inhabitant”), German Low German Holt (“wood”) + Saten (“inhabitant”).
From the animals' region of origin: the horses came from Schleswig-Holstein, the cows came from the area of Frisia and Holstein.
Across languages
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