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Alsace

American

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

noun

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

Alsace British

/ ælˈsæs, alzas /

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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He owns minority stakes in professional soccer teams Chelsea FC and RC Strasbourg Alsace and the Cadillac Formula One team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

A few women are in traditional Alsace dress.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 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

Later that year, in Alsace, Paul, then a major, met my grandmother Gabrielle Genoud, who had joined de Gaulle’s troops as an ambulance driver in 1942 in Algeria.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

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

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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