Alsace

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/ælˈseɪs//ælˈsæs//ˈæl.seɪs//ˈæl.sæs/

proper noun

A cultural 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. It has changed hands between France and Germany several times throughout history.

OriginMedieval Latin Alsatia ← Old High German ali sazzo ← Proto-West Germanic *alljas →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A cultural 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. It has changed hands between France and Germany several times throughout history.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*alljas“other”
  2. Old High Germanali sazzo“inhabitant of the other”
  3. Medieval LatinAlsatia
  4. EnglishAlsace

From Medieval Latin Alsatia, from Old High German ali sazzo (“inhabitant of the other”) (referring to the opposite bank of the Rhine), from Proto-West Germanic *alljas (“other”) + *sittjan (“to inhabit”, literally “to sit”).

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Translations

Afrikaans Elsas
  • Elsasregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Arabic أَلْزَاس
  • أَلْزَاس (ʔalzās)region on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Basque Alsazia
  • Alsaziaregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Bulgarian Eлза́с
  • Eлза́с (Elzás)region on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Catalan Alsàcia
  • Alsàciaregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Chinese Mandarin 阿爾薩斯 /阿尔萨斯
  • 阿爾薩斯 /阿尔萨斯 (Ā'ěrsàsī)region on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Czech Alsasko
  • Alsaskoregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Danish Alsace, Elsass
  • Alsaceregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
  • Elsassregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Dutch Elzas
  • Elzasregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Esperanto Alzaco
  • Alzacoregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Estonian Alsace
  • Alsaceregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Finnish Elsass
  • Elsassregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
French Alsace
  • Alsaceregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
German Elsass, Elsaß
  • Elsassregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
  • Elsaßregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Greek Αλσατία
  • Αλσατία (Alsatía)region on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Hebrew אלזס
  • אלזס (alzas)region on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Hindi अल्ज़ास
  • अल्ज़ास (alzās)region on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Hungarian Elzász
  • Elzászregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Icelandic Elsass
  • Elsassregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Indonesian Alsace
  • Alsaceregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Irish An Alsáis
  • An Alsáisregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Italian Alsazia
  • Alsaziaregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Japanese アルザス
  • アルザス (Aruzasu)region on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Korean 알자스
  • 알자스 (Aljaseu)region on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Latin Alsatia, Elisatia
  • Alsatiaregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
  • Elisatiaregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Latvian Elzasa
  • Elzasaregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Lithuanian Elzasas
  • Elzasasregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Malay Alsace
  • Alsaceregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Norwegian Bokmål Alsace
  • Alsaceregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Polish Alzacja
  • Alzacjaregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Portuguese Alsácia
  • Alsáciaregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Romanian Alsacia
  • Alsaciaregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Russian Эльза́с
  • Эльза́с (Elʹzás)region on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Slovak Alsasko
  • Alsaskoregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Spanish Alsacia
  • Alsaciaregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Swedish Elsass, Alsace
  • Elsassregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
  • Alsaceregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Thai อาลซัส
  • อาลซัส (aal-sás)region on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Turkish Alsas
  • Alsasregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Ukrainian Ельза́с
  • Ельза́с (Elʹzás)region on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Urdu الزاس
  • الزاسregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Vietnamese Alsace
  • Alsaceregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Welsh Alsás
  • Alsásregion on the west bank of the upper Rhine
Yiddish עלזאַס
  • עלזאַס (elzas)region on the west bank of the upper Rhine

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Alsace

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Anagrams

Salcea
Cite this entry
APA

Alsace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alsace

MLA

“Alsace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alsace. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alsace,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alsace.

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