Alsatian

adj, noun — 4 senses

Alsatian

adj

/ælˈseɪʃən/

Etymology From Alsace + -ian.

1

Of, from or relating to Alsace (now part of the administrative region of Grand Est, France).

[...] while the 7 p.m. is the fastest locomotive-hauled train to Strasbourg reaching the Alsatian capital (313 miles) in 4hr 11min [...].1962 August, “Beyond the Channel: France: Paris Est renaissance”, in Modern Railways, page 133/134:

Alsatian

noun

Etymology From Alsace + -ian.

1

A native or inhabitant of Alsace (now part of the administrative region of Grand Est, France).

2

Australia, New Zealand, UK, US, Dated A German shepherd dog.

Even the dogs here are restrained, Jesse thought, unlike the feral Alsatians back home that would sprint barking from the bottom of the garden straight through the house and smash themselves against the inside of the door until their owners appeared and locked them away.2020, Paul Mendez, Rainbow Milk, Dialogue Books (2021), page 56:

3

UK, Obsolete A rogue or debauchee, like those who haunted Alsatia in London.

You shall sink a nobleman in the Temple Gardens, and rise an Alsatian at Whitefriars.1822, Sir Walter Scott, chapter XVII, in The Fortunes of Nigel, Edinburgh:

Synonyms: Elsatian, Elsassian, Alsatian shepherd, German Shepherd

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