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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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

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

Frau Elena is a Protestant nun from Alsace who is more fond of children than of supervision.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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