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Alsatian¹

  • /ælˈseɪʃən/

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

adjective alsatian

  1. not comparable Of, from or relating to Alsace (now part of the administrative region of Grand Est, France). [...] while the 7 p.m. is the fastest locomotive-hauled train to Strasbourg reaching the Alsatian capital (313 miles) in 4hr 11min [...].

noun Alsatians · alsatian

  1. A native or inhabitant of Alsace (now part of the administrative region of Grand Est, France).
  2. Australia, New Zealand, UK, US, dated A German shepherd dog. Even the dogs here are restrained, Jesse thought, unlike the feral Alsatians back home that would sprint barking from the bottom of the garden straight through the house and smash themselves against the inside of the door until their owners appeared and locked them away.

    Similar: Elsatian, Elsassian, Alsatian shepherd, German Shepherd

  3. UK, obsolete A rogue or debauchee, like those who haunted Alsatia in London. You shall sink a nobleman in the Temple Gardens, and rise an Alsatian at Whitefriars.

proper noun alsatian

  1. The Germanic lect (language or dialect) spoken in Alsace.

alsatian²

  • /ælˈseɪʃən/

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

noun alsatians

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Alsatian

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adj of or relating to Alsace

Españolalsaciano
Portuguêsalsaciano
Françaisalsacien
Deutschelsässisch
Italianoalsaziano
Ελληνικάαλσατικός alsatikós
Românăalsacian
Русскийэльза́сский elʹzásskij

noun person from Alsace

Españolalsaciano
Portuguêsalsaciano
FrançaisAlsacien, Alsacienne
DeutschElsässer, Elsässerin
Italianoalsaziano, alsaziana
ΕλληνικάΑλσατός Alsatós, Αλσατή Alsatí
Românăalsacian, alsaciană
Русскийэльза́сец elʹzásec, эльза́ска elʹzáska

name language of Alsace

Españolalsaciano
한국어알자스어 aljaseueo
Portuguêsalsaciano
Françaisalsacien
DeutschElsässisch
Italianoalsaziano
Românăalsacian
Русскийэльзасский elʹzasskij

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@misc{alsatian_2026,
  title = {alsatian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alsatian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}