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Definition of Alsatian
1. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Alsace.
2. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Alsace or its inhabitants.
3. Noun. Breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind.
Generic synonyms: Sheep Dog, Sheepdog, Shepherd Dog
Definition of Alsatian
1. a. Pertaining to Alsatia.
2. n. An inhabitant of Alsatia or Alsace in Germany, or of Alsatia or White Friars (a resort of debtors and criminals) in London.
Definition of Alsatian
1. Adjective. Of or relating to Alsace ¹
2. Noun. A person from Alsace ¹
3. Noun. (AU NZ British dated US) English name for a breed of dog called German shepherd until the first World War, changed at that time due to anti-German sentiment. ¹
4. Proper noun. The language or dialect of Alsace ¹
5. Noun. (dated) English name for a breed of dog called German shepherd until the first World War, changed at that time due to anti-German sentiment. Still commonly used in Britain. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alsatian
Literary usage of Alsatian
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)
"alsatian salts con- tain more potash in a pure state, viz., ... The alsatian
teachers had been for- merly in German normal schools and therefore were ..."
2. The Journal of English and Germanic Philology by Ill.) University of Illinois (Urbana (1921)
"TWO alsatian PATRIOTS OF THE SIXTEENTH ... the well-known alsatian humanist, who
was also 1 For the controversy between Jakob ..."
3. Alsace-Lorraine Since 1870 by Barry Cerf (1919)
"The imperial official who related this incident to an alsatian laughed ...
Noting the surprise of the alsatian at his savage joy, he added: " That was the ..."
4. History of the French Protestant Refugees, from the Revocation of the Edict by Charles ( Weiss (1854)
"Intervention of Charles XI. in favor of the alsatian ... and which assured to
the alsatian Protestants the free exercise of their religion. ..."
5. The Making of the Ohio Valley States, 1660-1837 by Samuel Adams Drake (1894)
"alsatian EMIGRANTS TO OHIO [From Victor Hugo's " Ihe Rhine "] " A FEW moments
... In a word, it was a family of poor alsatian peasants who were emigrating. ..."
6. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and (1919)
"... AN alsatian VILLAGE to take the offensive. After more or less desultory efforts
to break this German wedge, the French turned their attention to ..."
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