Alsace

[ al-sas, -seys, al-sas, -seys; French al-zas ]

noun

1. a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.

Alsace

/ alzas; ælˈsæs /

noun

1. a region and former province of NE France, between the Vosges mountains and the Rhine: famous for its wines. Area: 8280 sq km (3196 sq miles) Ancient nameAlsatia German nameElsass

Example Sentences

The provinces of Alsace and Lorraine were to be returned to France.

From Literature

A Spanish judge issued a European detention order and one of them was held in Scherwiller and the other at the airport of Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, both in the north-eastern Alsace region, the civil guard reported.

From BBC

He was tickled by the fact that he worked in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of the city, given that he was born “over the Rhine” in Alsace.

From New York Times

The first killing happened on 26 January 2021 in the Alsace region of eastern France.

From BBC

The solution is found in Alsace, where dry muscat and asparagus are best friends with shared terroir.

From Salon