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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On Monday around 12:39 p.m., the Los Angeles Police Department conducted a welfare check in the 2600 block of South Alsace Avenue in West Adams, police said in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 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

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

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Dreyfus, a 36-year-old army captain from the Alsace region of eastern France, was accused in October 1894 of passing secret information on new artillery equipment to a German military attache.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 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

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