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Definition of Holstein noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Holstein

noun

/ˈhɒlstaɪn/,

/ˈhɒlstiːn/

/ˈhəʊlstaɪn/,

/ˈhəʊlstiːn/

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a type of black and white cow that produces a lot of milkTopics Animalsc2
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Holstein, a former duchy of the German kingdom of Saxony.

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