Alsace

American  

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

noun

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

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Alsace British  

/ alzas, ælˈsæs /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

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

It left Samuels-Smith as a spare part in Alsace.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 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

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

Käthe’s gone back to Alsace and I’m waiting for the moon again—everything in place and we’ve had confirmation of a bomber flypast planned for Sat. night—whether or not Op.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein