Alsace

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English

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Etymology

From Medieval Latin Alsatia, from Old High German ali sazzo (“inhabitant of the other”) (referring to the opposite bank of the Rhine), from Proto-West Germanic *alljas (“other”) + *sittjan (“to inhabit”, literally “to sit”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ælˈseɪs/, /ælˈsæs/, /ˈæl.seɪs/, /ˈæl.sæs/
  • Rhymes: -eɪs, -æs

Proper noun

Alsace

  2. A region, former administrative region, and historical province of France, located on the west bank of the upper Rhine; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est. It has changed hands between France and Germany several times throughout history.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Alsatia, from Old High German ali sazzo (“inhabitant of the other”) (referring to the opposite bank of the Rhine), from Proto-West Germanic *alljas (“other”) + *sittjan (“inhabitant”, literally “sitter”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.zas/
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  • Rhymes: -as

Proper noun

Alsace f

  1. Alsace (a region, former administrative region, and historical province of France, located on the west bank of the upper Rhine; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est)

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Proper noun

Alsace m (Cyrillic spelling Алсаце)

  1. Alsace (a region, former administrative region, and historical province of France, located on the west bank of the upper Rhine; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est)
    Synonym: Elzas
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