Alsace

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

• IPA^(key): /ælˈseɪs/, /ælˈsæs/, /ˈæl.seɪs/, /ˈæl.sæs/

Proper noun

Alsace

1. A historical region located on the west bank of the upper Rhine, and now part of France, which changed hands between France and Germany several times throughout history. Since 2016 it has been part of the larger region of Grand Est.

Anagrams

• calesa, scalae

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

• IPA^(key): /al.zas/

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Proper noun

Alsace f

1. Alsace (region of France)

Anagrams

• écalas

Proper noun

Alsace m (Cyrillic spelling Алсаце)

1. Alsace

   Synonym: Elzas