Alsace

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Al·sace (

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A region and former province of eastern France between the Rhine River and the Vosges Mountains. Along with neighboring Lorraine, it was annexed by Germany in 1871 after the Franco-Prussian War and returned to France by the Treaty of Versailles (1919).

Alsace [ælˈsæs (French) alzas]

(Placename) 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) Ancient name Alsatia German name Elsass

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Alsace - a region of northeastern France famous for its wines

Alsatia, Elsass

France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

Translations

Alsace [ˈælsæs] N → Alsacia f

Alsace [ælˈsæs] n → Alsace f

Alsace

n → das Elsass

Alsace [ælˈsæs] n → l'Alsazia

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