Alsatian

• alsatian (dog)

• enPR: ăl-sā'shən, IPA^(key): /ælˈseɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Alsatian (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to Alsace.

Alsatian (plural Alsatians)

1. A native or inhabitant of Alsace.
2. (Australia, New Zealand, Britain, dated US) A German shepherd dog.
3. (Britain, obsolete) A rogue or debauchee, like those who haunted Alsatia in London.

• Alsatian was an official name for the German Shepherd Dog in many Commonwealth nations, and although no longer official, remains in common everyday usage in many countries including the United Kingdom.

• (person): Elsatian, Elsassian (rare, in German contexts)
• (dog): Alsatian shepherd, German Shepherd

Alsatian

1. The Germanic lect (language or dialect) spoken in Alsace.

• Ethnologue entry for Alsatian, gsw

• The Macquarie Dictionary

• Altaians