Alsace

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ælˈsæs/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(al sas′, -sās′, al′sas, -sās; Fr. al zas′)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Al•sace  (al sas′, -sās′, al′sas, -sās; Fr. al zas′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine. Ancient, Alsatia. Cf. Alsace-Lorraine.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Alsace / ælˈsæs alzas/
  1. a former region and province of NE France, between the Vosges mountains and the Rhine: famous for its wines. Area: 8280 sq km (3196 sq miles)
    Ancient name: Alsatia
    German name: Elsass
'Alsace' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Alemannic - Alsace-Lorraine - Alsatia - Alsatian - Bethe - Elsass - Elsass-Lothringen - Franconian - Gewürztraminer - Lorraine - Old High German - Sylvaner - kirsch - mirabelle - quetsch - rappen

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