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Sim⋅men⋅tal

[zim-uhn-tahl]
–noun
one of a large breed of cattle, yellowish-brown to red and white, originally of Switzerland, used for milk and beef and as a draft animal.
Also, Sim⋅men⋅thal, Sim⋅men⋅tha⋅ler [zim-uhn-tah-ler] .


Origin:
1905–10; after Simmental, the valley of the river Simme, Bern canton, Switzerland
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Sim·men·tal also Sim·men·thal   (zĭm'ən-täl')   
n.  Any of a Swiss breed of large muscular cattle, having a reddish body and a white face and raised for meat and milk.

[After Simmental, a valley of the Simme River in southwest-central Switzerland.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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