English Explanatory Dictionary

holstein

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Holstein (“breed of cattle”).
name
  1. 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.
noun
  1. A breed of dairy cattle, distinctively colored in splotches of black and white.
  2. A breed of horse, thought to be the oldest of the warmblood breeds, used in show jumping.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Holstein.wav /ˈhɒlʃtaɪn/ /ˈhoʊlstaɪn/ /ˈhoʊlstin/

Word forms

holstein holsteins

Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

Holsatia Friesian Holsteiner

Derived words

Holsteiner Neustadt in Holstein New Holstein Schleswig-Holstein Holstein-Lewis fracture Holstein-Primakoff transformation
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