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# holstein

noun (a Holstein, Holsteins); a name (Holstein)

«holstein» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A breed of large black-and-white dairy cow (also called Holstein-Friesian or Friesian in the UK), famous for giving a lot of milk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holstein/#m1)
2. (a name) Holstein, a region in northern Germany, part of Schleswig-Holstein. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holstein/#m2)

### In the lessons

In farming and science lessons, Holsteins are the most common dairy cows in the USA, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand; the classic cartoon cow with black and white patches is a Holstein. Phrases: Holstein cows, Holstein-Friesian.

### Examples

- A Holstein cow can give over 30 litres of milk a day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holstein/#x1)
- The black-and-white cows on the farm are Holsteins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holstein/#x2)
- In the UK people often call them Friesians. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holstein/#x3)
- The breed came from Holstein in Germany and Friesland in the Netherlands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holstein/#x4)
- Each Holstein has its own pattern of patches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holstein/#x5)

### Note

Capital H. Pronounced HOHL-styne or HOHL-steen. If one cow gives 30 litres a day, 10 cows give 300 litres: multiply. Not all black-and-white cows are Holsteins.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «holstein» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holstein/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«holstein» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/holstein.html) on Mova free.