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Alsatian definition

Al·sa·tian (al sā′s̸hən)

adjective

of Alsace or its people, language, or culture

Etymology: after Alsatia, older name for Alsace < ML Alisatia

noun

  1. a person born or living in Alsace
  2. the variety of German spoken in Alsace, France
  3. Brit. German shepherd

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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