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-West Germanic *alljas (“other”) + *sittjan (“to inhabit”, literally “to sit”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ælˈseɪs/, /ælˈsæs/, /ˈæl.seɪs/, /ˈæl.sæs/ Rhymes: -eɪs, -æs === Proper noun === Alsace 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. Alternative form: Elsass ==== Derived terms ==== Alsace-Lorraine ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === calesa, scalae == French == === Etymology === Borrowed 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 (“inhabitant”, literally “sitter”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /al.zas/ Rhymes: -as === Proper noun === Alsace f Alsace (a cultural region, former administrative region and historical province of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est) ==== Derived terms ==== Alsace-Lorraine alsacien, Alsacien === Anagrams === écalas == Serbo-Croatian == === Proper noun === Alsace m inan (Cyrillic spelling Алсаце) Alsace (a cultural region, former administrative region and historical province of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est) Synonym: Elzas