Holstein

noun3

1. •
   A geographic region and former duchy between the rivers Elbe and Eider, to the south of Schleswig, part of the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

   • Schleswig refuses to be separated from Holstein. — 1880
2. •
   A breed of dairy cattle, distinctively colored in splotches of black and white.
3. •
   A breed of horse, thought to be the oldest of the warmblood breeds, used in show jumping.