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Hol•stein

Pronunciation: (hōl'stīn, -stēn; for 2 also Ger. hōl'shtīn"), [key]
—n.
1. Also called Hol•stein-Frie•sian Pronunciation: (hōl'stīn-frē'zhun, -stēn-). [key]one of a breed of black-and-white dairy cattle, raised originally in North Holland and Friesland, that yields large quantities of milk having a low content of butterfat.
2. a region in N Germany, at the base of the peninsula of Jutland: a former duchy. Cf. Schleswig-Holstein.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

Holst

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