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Friesian Definition


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Friesian
noun
    1. agric.
      A breed of black-and-white dairy cattle, originating in the Netherlands, and now the most important dairy breed in the UK on account of its very high milk yields.
    2. Frisian.
Etymology: 1920s: a variant of Frisian.




Frisian
Friesian
adj
    1. Belonging or relating to Friesland, a province in N Netherlands, its inhabitants or their language.
noun
    1. A citizen or inhabitant of, or person born in, Friesland.
    2. The language of Friesland. See also Friesian.
Etymology: 16c: from Latin Frisii a tribe of NW Germany.



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