Alsace
See also: alsace
English
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
Proper noun
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.
Translations
region on the west bank of the upper Rhine
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French
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
Proper noun
Alsace f
- Alsace (region of France)
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Serbo-Croatian
Proper noun
Alsace m (Cyrillic spelling Алсаце)
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