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Definition of Alsace

1. Noun. A region of northeastern France famous for its wines.

Definition of Alsace

1. Proper noun. A région of France, formerly belonging to Germany. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alsace

Literary usage of Alsace

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Edward Aloysius Pace (1922)
"In 1910 in German Alsace-Lorraine (Reichsland) there were ... In Lower Alsace the Catholics were about 62 per cent of the population ; in Upper Alsace they ..."

2. Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum ...by George Knottesford Fortescue by George Knottesford Fortescue (1902)
"Him WEH (J.) Le Regime des Passeports en Alsace-Lorraine, pp. 76. Parí», 1890. 8°. ... (E.) Mémoire pour la retrocession de Г Alsace Lorraine, pp. 287. ..."

3. The Days of a Man: Being Memories of a Naturalist, Teacher, and Minor by David Starr Jordan (1922)
"For whatever the outcome of the war which now rages in and over Alsace and ... With the advent of war German repression Alsace, mere "coups d'épingle" ..."

4. Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and of the Political by John Joseph Lalor (1883)
"As to what must be done later in the interest of the empire and of Alsace I think it will be necessary first of all to hear what the people of Alsace and ..."

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