Alsace
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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”).
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Alsace
- 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.
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region on the west bank of the upper Rhine
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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”).
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Alsace f
- Alsace (region of France)
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Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Alsace m (Cyrillic spelling Алсаце)
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- sh:Regions of France