Alsace

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Alsace

/ælˈseɪs/
/ælˈsæs/
/ˈæl.seɪs/
/ˈæl.sæs/

Rhymes with -eɪs, -æs

Where it comes from

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”).

proper noun

A cultural 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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name region on the west bank of the upper Rhine

Español	Alsacia
한국어	알자스 Aljaseu
日本語	アルザス Aruzasu
中文	阿爾薩斯 /阿尔萨斯 Ā'ěrsàsī
हिन्दी	अल्ज़ास alzās
Português	Alsácia
Français	Alsace
Deutsch	Elsass, Elsaß
Italiano	Alsazia
Ελληνικά	Αλσατία Alsatía
Română	Alsacia
Русский	Эльза́с Elʹzás
Tiếng Việt	Alsace
العربية	أَلْزَاس ʔalzās
עברית	אלזס alzas

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@misc{alsace_2026,
  title = {Alsace},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alsace},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}