Alsatian

American  

[al-sey-shuhn] / ælˈseɪ ʃən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Alsace or its inhabitants.

2. of or relating to Alsatia.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Alsace.

2. a resident or native of Alsatia.

3. Also called Alsatian dog.  Chiefly British. German shepherd.

Alsatian British  

/ ælˈseɪʃən /

noun

1. Officially called: German shepherd.   German shepherd dog.  a large wolflike breed of dog often used as a guard or guide dog and by the police

2. a native or inhabitant of Alsace

3. (in the 17th century) a criminal or debtor who took refuge in the Whitefriars area of London

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adjective

1. of or relating to Alsace or its inhabitants

Other Word Forms

• anti-Alsatian adjective
• pro-Alsatian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Alsatian

First recorded in 1685–95; from Medieval Latin Alsati(a) Alsace + -an

Example Sentences

Like the Alsatian German Nobel Prize laureate, Hern had broad interests, including music, photography and theology.

From Los Angeles Times

A bottle of Alsatian pinot gris was already chilled in the tiny refrigerator, and in minutes we had dressed the bitter greens with mustard and oil.

From Seattle Times

In 2016 Beauvais recovered from a breakup in an Alsatian village by filling his days with music, beer, pot, and torrents of movies.

From New York Times

The scenes look innocent - until you notice the SS insignia on the women's clothes, and you remember that those same Alsatian dogs were used to torment people in the concentration camps.

From BBC

One of the orderlies smuggled an Alsatian puppy out of France, possibly in her bra, and named it “Eepie” after Ypres, the French battle site.

From New York Times