Holstein
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]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”).
Proper noun
[edit]Holstein
- The region between the rivers Elbe and Eider, to the south of Schleswig, part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.
- Synonym: Holsatia
- 1880, Nassau William, senior, Conversations with distinguished persons during the Second Empire, volume 1, page 206:
- Schleswig refuses to be separated from Holstein.
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Etymology 2
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From the animals' region of origin: the horses came from Schleswig-Holstein, the cows came from the area of Frisia and Holstein.
Noun
[edit]Holstein (plural Holsteins)
- A breed of dairy cattle, distinctively colored in splotches of black and white.
- Synonym: Friesian
- A breed of horse, thought to be the oldest of the warmblood breeds, used in show jumping.
- Synonym: Holsteiner
Etymology 3
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[edit]Holstein (plural Holsteins)
- A surname.