Alsatian

See also alsatian

English

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• enPR: ăl-sā'shən, IPA: /ælˈseɪʃən/, X-SAMPA: /{l"seIS@n/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Adjective

Alsatian (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to Alsace

Translations

of or relating to Alsace

• Alemannic German: elsassisch
• Catalan: alsacià (ca)
• French: alsacien (fr) m, alsacienne (fr) f
• German: elsässer (de), elsässisch (de)

• Hungarian: elzászi (hu)
• Polish: alzacki (pl) m
• Serbo-Croatian: alzaški (sh)

Noun

Alsatian (plural Alsatians)

1. A person from Alsace
2. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, dated US) English name for a breed of dog called German shepherd until the first World War, changed at that time due to anti-German sentiment.

Alternative forms

• alsatian

Usage notes

This word can be used with an uppercase or lowercase first letter.

Synonyms

• (dog): alsatian, Alsatian shepherd, German shepherd

Translations

person from Alsace

• Catalan: alsacià (ca)
• French: Alsacien (fr) m, Alsacienne (fr) f
• German: Elsässer (de) m, Elsässerin (de) f

• Hungarian: elzászi (hu)
• Polish: Alzatczyk (pl) m, Alzatka (pl) f
• Serbo-Croatian: Alzašanin (sh) m, Alzašanka (sh) f

dog — see German shepherd

Proper noun

Alsatian

1. The language or dialect of Alsace

Translations

language of Alsace

• Alemannic German: Elsassisch, Elsasserditsch
• Alsatian: Elsässisch
• Catalan: alsacià (ca) m

• French: alsacien (fr) m
• German: Elsässisch (de) n
• Polish: alzacki m

External links

• Ethnologue entry for Alsatian, gsw

References

• The Macquarie Dictionary