Alsatian

See also: alsatian

English

Alternative forms

• alsatian (dog)

Pronunciation

• enPR: ăl-sā'shən, IPA^(key): /ælˈseɪʃən/

• Audio (AU):

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Adjective

Alsatian (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to Alsace.

Translations

of or relating to Alsace

• Alemannic German: elsassisch
• Belarusian: эльза́скі m (elʹzáski)
• Catalan: alsacià (ca)
• Czech: alsaský (cs)
• Esperanto: alzaca
• French: alsacien (fr) m, alsacienne (fr) f
• German: elsässer, elsässisch
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• Hungarian: elzászi (hu)
• Irish: Alsáiseach
• Polish: alzacki (pl) m
• Portuguese: alsaciano (pt)
• Serbo-Croatian: alzaški (sh)
• Spanish: alsaciano (es)

Noun

Alsatian (plural Alsatians)

1. A native or inhabitant of Alsace.
2. (Australia, New Zealand, British, dated US) A German shepherd dog.
3. (UK, obsolete) A rogue or debauchee, like those who haunted Alsatia in London.

Usage notes

• Alsatian was an official name for the German Shepherd Dog in many Commonwealth nations, and although no longer official, remains in common everyday usage in many countries including the United Kingdom.

Synonyms

• (person): Elsatian, Elsassian (rare, in German contexts)
• (dog): Alsatian shepherd, German Shepherd

Translations

person from Alsace

• Armenian: էլզասցի (ēlzascʻi)
• Catalan: alsacià (ca)
• Czech: Alsasan m
• Danish: elsasser c
• French: Alsacien (fr) m, Alsacienne (fr) f
• German: Elsässer (de) m, Elsässerin (de) f
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• Hungarian: elzászi (hu)
• Irish: Alsáiseach m
• Polish: Alzatczyk (pl) m, Alzatka (pl) f
• Portuguese: alsaciano (pt) m
• Serbo-Croatian: Alzašanin (sh) m, Alzašanka f
• Spanish: alsaciano (es)

dog — see German shepherd

Proper noun

Alsatian

1. The Germanic lect (language or dialect) spoken in Alsace.

Translations

language of Alsace

• Alemannic German: Elsassisch, Elsasserditsch
• Basque: alsaziera
• Catalan: alsacià (ca) m
• Czech: alsaština f
• Finnish: elsassi (fi)
• French: alsacien (fr) m
• German: Elsässisch (de) n
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• Icelandic: alsatíska (is) f
• Irish: Alsáisis f
• Korean: 알자스어 (aljaseueo)
• Polish: alzacki (pl) m
• Portuguese: alsaciano (pt) m
• Spanish: alsaciano (es)
• Welsh: Alsaseg f

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Alsatian, gsw ⁠

References

• The Macquarie Dictionary

Anagrams

• Altaians