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# holstein

«holstein» in Mova's school dictionary: **A breed of large black-and-white dairy cow (also called…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holstein/#m2)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holstein/#x1)
- The black-and-white cows on the farm are Holsteins. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holstein/#x2)
- In the UK people often call them Friesians. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holstein/#x4)
- Each Holstein has its own pattern of patches. [tree →](https://md.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.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «holstein» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holstein/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.