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Alsace

American

[al-sas, -seys, al-sas, -seys, al-zas] / ælˈsæs, -ˈseɪs, ˈæl sæs, -seɪs, alˈzas /

noun

a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.

Alsace British

/ alzas, ælˈsæs /

noun

Ancient name: Alsatia. German name: Elsass. a region and former province of NE France, between the Vosges mountains and the Rhine: famous for its wines. Area: 8280 sq km (3196 sq miles)

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Officers on Monday found a woman’s body inside a home in the 2600 block of South Alsace Avenue in West Adams, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

His Hittler cousins in Alsace all had girls, so the name is disappearing there.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

Using advanced multi-isotope analysis, the team reconstructed the life histories of individuals buried in mass graves in Alsace in northeastern France.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2026

A dramatic game in Alsace saw PSG goalkeeper Matfei Safonov save Joaquin Panichelli's early penalty for Strasbourg, before Senny Mayulu gave the visitors the lead.

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026

Maman—her mother—is from Alsace and the children all speak German fluently.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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