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Alsatian
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alsatian
English
Alternative forms
en alsatian dog
Etymology
en :af ML.:Alsatia -an + 1
Pronunciation
ăl-sā'shən, en /ælˈseɪʃən/
en EN-AU ck1 Alsatian.ogg AU
en eɪʃən 3
Adjective
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en <<r/Alsace>> (now part of the <<adr:pref/Grand Est>>, <<c/France>>).
en 1962 August Beyond the Channel: France: Paris Est renaissance Modern Railways 133/134 [...] while the 7 p.m. is the fastest locomotive-hauled train to Strasbourg reaching the Alsatian capital (313 miles) in 4hr 11min [...].
Derived terms
fr Alsatianness
Translations
of or relating to Alsace
Belarusian: be эльза́скі m
Catalan: ca alsacià
Czech: cs alsaský
Dutch: nl Elzassisch, nl Elzasser
Esperanto: eo alzaca
French: fr alsacien
Friulian: fur alsazian
Galician: gl alsaciano
Georgian: ka ელზასური, ka ელზასის
German: de elsässisch
Alemannic German: gsw elsassisch
Greek: el αλσατικός
Hungarian: hu elzászi
Irish: ga Alsáiseach
Italian: it alsaziano
Latin: la Alsaticus, la Alsatiēnsis
Persian:
Iranian Persian: fa-ira آلْزاسی
Polish: pl alzacki m
Portuguese: pt alsaciano
Romanian: ro alsacian
Russian: ru эльза́сский
Serbo-Croatian: sh alzaški
Spanish: es alsaciano
Noun
en <<r/Alsace>> (now part of the <<adr:pref/Grand Est>>, <<c/France>>).
en AU NZ British dated US A German shepherd dog.
en 2020 w:Paul Mendez w:Rainbow Milk Dialogue Books (2021) 56 Even the dogs here are restrained, Jesse thought, unlike the feral Alsatians back home that would sprint barking from the bottom of the garden straight through the house and smash themselves against the inside of the door until their owners appeared and locked them away.
en UK obsolete A rogue or debauchee, like those who haunted Alsatia in London.
en w:Sir Walter Scott XVII The Fortunes of Nigel Edinburgh 1822 You shall sink a nobleman in the Temple Gardens, and rise an Alsatian at Whitefriars.
Usage notes
Alsatian was an official name for the German Shepherd Dog in many Commonwealth nations, and although no longer official, remains in common everyday usage in many countries including the United Kingdom.
Synonyms
person en Elsatian, en Elsassian rare, in German contexts
dog en Alsatian shepherd, en German Shepherd
Translations
person from Alsace
Armenian: hy էլզասցի
Catalan: ca alsacià
Czech: cs Alsasan m
Danish: da elsasser c
Dutch: nl Elzasser m, nl Elzasserin f
French: fr Alsacien m, fr Alsacienne f
Galician: gl alsaciano
Georgian: ka ელზასელი
German: de Elsässer m, de Elsässerin f
Greek: el Αλσατός m, el Αλσατή f
Hungarian: hu elzászi
Irish: ga Alsáiseach m
Italian: it alsaziano m, it alsaziana f
Latin: la Alsatiēnsis m f
Persian:
Iranian Persian: fa-ira آلْزاسی
Polish: pl Alzatczyk m, pl Alzatka f
Portuguese: pt alsaciano m
Romanian: ro alsacian m, ro alsaciană f
Russian: ru эльза́сец m, ru эльза́ска f
Serbo-Croatian: sh Alzašanin m, sh Alzašanka f
Spanish: es alsaciano
dog German shepherd
Proper noun
The Germanic lect (language or dialect) spoken in Alsace.
Translations
language of Alsace
Basque: eu alsaziera
Catalan: ca alsacià m
Czech: cs alsaština f
Dutch: nl Elzassisch n
Finnish: fi elsassi
French: fr alsacien m
Galician: gl alsaciano m
Georgian: ka ელზასური, ka ელზასური დიალექტი
German: de Elsässisch n
Alemannic German: gsw Elsassisch, gsw Elsasserditsch
Icelandic: is alsatíska f
Irish: ga Alsáisis f
Italian: it alsaziano m
Korean: ko 알자스어
Persian:
Iranian Persian: fa-ira آلْزاسی
Polish: pl alzacki m
Portuguese: pt alsaciano m
Romanian: ro alsacian m
Russian: ru эльзасский m
Spanish: es alsaciano
Turkish: tr Alsasça
Welsh: cy Alsaseg f
See also
gsw-FR-als
en Alemannic
References
The Macquarie Dictionary
Anagrams
en aaailnst Altaians
en terms with optional capitalization terms suffixed with -ian
en Herding dogs Languages