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HOLSTEIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Holstein mean?
• HOLSTEIN (noun)
The noun HOLSTEIN has 1 sense:
1. a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland
Familiarity information: HOLSTEIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Friesian; Holstein; Holstein-Friesian
Hypernyms ("Holstein" is a kind of...):
dairy cattle; dairy cow; milch cow; milcher; milk cow; milker (cattle that are reared for their milk)
Context examples
EXAMPLE(S): Holstein, Angora, Himalayan cat, Labrador Retriever
(Animal Breed Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
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