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Alsace
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Al·sace  (l-ss, -ss)
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]
n
(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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Noun1.Alsace - a region of northeastern France famous for its winesAlsace - a region of northeastern France famous for its wines
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
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Alsace [ˈælsæs] NAlsacia f
Alsace [ælˈsæs] nAlsace f
Alsace
ndas Elsass
Alsace [ælˈsæs] nl'Alsazia


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In reality, these three versions taste completely different from one another, but it doesn't seem to matter, Three or four years ago I would sell through a case of Alsacian Pinot Gris Reserve from Trimbach every 18 months.
25); or Choucroute, a traditional Alsacian dish of pork loin, garlic saucisson, knockwurst and Black Forest bacon, slowly cooked with sauerkraut, beer and wine ($17.
The oversized offerings, weighing 600 grams each, feature a light, soft crust and copious topping of cheese and other ingredients; a traditional Alsacian Flammekueche, with a thin, crisp crust; and a classic Tourte Charcutiere, 500 grams of puff pastry filled with marinated pork and mushrooms cooked with a touch of Porto.
 
 
 
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