Elsass

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Elsass.

Proper noun

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Elsass (plural Elsasses)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Elsass is the 37735th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 589 individuals. Elsass is most common among White (98.81%) individuals.

Further reading

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German

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Formerly Elsāzzun ("those dwelling outside"). From Old High German Elisāzo, the first element from Proto-Germanic *aljaz (other).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛlzas/
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Proper noun

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das Elsass n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Elsass or des Elsasses)

  1. Alsace (a 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)
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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

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Elsass n

  1. Alsace (a 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)

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