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alsatia

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Al⋅sa⋅tia

  [al-sey-shuh]
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–noun
1. name formerly given to the Whitefriars district in London, England, which was a sanctuary for debtors and lawbreakers.
2. ancient name of Alsace.

Al⋅sace

  [al-sas, -seys, al-sas, -seys; Fr. al-zas]
–noun
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
Ancient, Alsatia.
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Word Origin & History

Alsace 
region between France and Germany (disputed by them 18c.-19c.), M.L. Alsatia, from O.H.G. *Ali-sazzo "inhabitant of the other (bank of the Rhine)," from P.Gmc. *alja "other" + O.H.G. -sazzo "inhabitant," lit. "one who sits." Alsatian was adopted 1917 by the Kennel Club for "German Shepherd dog" to avoid the associations of German; the breed has no connection with Alsace.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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