Alsace
/ælˈseɪs/
Alsace 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.
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.
Alsace meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Arabic
Alsace in Hindi
- region on the west bank of the upper Rhine
- अल्ज़ास alzās
Alsace in Marathi
- region on the west bank of the upper Rhine
- अॅल्सेस aĕlses, आल्झास āljhās
Alsace in Urdu
- region on the west bank of the upper Rhine
- الزاس
Alsace in Arabic
- region on the west bank of the upper Rhine
- أَلْزَاس ʔalzās
More languagesFewer languages
- Alsace in Malay
- Alsace
- Alsace in Indonesian
- Alsace
- Alsace in Thai
- อาลซัส aal-sás
- Alsace in Vietnamese
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Origin of Alsace
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”).
Words formed from Alsace
Words that rhyme with Alsace
45 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- embrace
- lace
- replace
- mace
- displace
- bass
- efface
- plaice
- disgrace
- pes
- abase
- debase
- deface
- interlace
- misplace
- retrace
- white space
- bouillabaisse
- dace
- enlace
- grimace
- nominative case
- red in the face
- -ase
- abaisse
- acoustic bass
- aggrace
- apace
- artspace
- encase
- gather pace
- Harbour Grace
- Havre de Grace
- heart of grace
- into space
- Jace
- Jase
- laisse
- misgrace
- Naas
- outpace
- reys
- supplace
- Thrace
- torace
Questions about Alsace
- What does Alsace mean?
- Alsace means 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.
- What is Alsace in Hindi?
- Alsace in Hindi is अल्ज़ास (alzās). See Alsace meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Alsace?
- Alsace is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Alsace?
- Alsace is pronounced /ælˈseɪs/.
Words near Alsace in the dictionary
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