Definition of alsatian Alsatian

/ælsejˈʃʌn/ - [atlseyshun] - Al•sa•tian

We found 12 definitions of alsatian from 6 different sources.

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What does alsatian mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

alsatian - a native or inhabitant of Alsace
  dweller, habitant, inhabitant, denizen, indweller a person who inhabits a particular place
alsatian - breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind
  German shepherd, German shepherd dog, German police dog

Adjective

alsatian - of or relating to or characteristic of Alsace or its inhabitants
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • alsatian (Noun)
    A person from Alsace.
  • alsatian (Noun)
    English name for a breed of dog called German shepherd until the first World War, changed at that time due to anti-German sentiment.
  • alsatian (Adjective)
    Of or relating to Alsace.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • alsatian (a.)
    Pertaining to Alsatia.
  • alsatian (n.)
    An inhabitant of Alsatia or Alsace in Germany, or of Alsatia or White Friars (a resort of debtors and criminals) in London.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • alsatian
    Of or pertaining to Alsace or its inhabitants.
  • alsatian
    A breed of dog.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • alsatian
    al-sā′shi-an, adj. of or pertaining to Alsatia (Ger. Elsass), a province between France and Germany.—n. a rogue or debauchee, such as haunted Alsatia—a cant name for Whitefriars, a district in London between the Thames and Fleet Street, which enjoyed privileges of sanctuary down to 1697, and was consequently infested with lawless characters. See Scott's Fortunes of Nigel

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