Alsácia

See also: Alsacia, alsacià, and Alsàcia

Portuguese

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-Germanic *aljaz (“other”) + *sitjaną (“inhabitant”, literally “sitter”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.ˈsa.sjɐ/

Proper noun

Alsácia f

  1. Alsace (a region of northeastern France)
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