Alsace
/ælˈseɪs/
- n.
- 阿尔萨斯(法国地名)
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源链
- 英语English
Alsace
词源说明
From Medieval Latin Alsatia, from Old High German ali sazzo (“inhabitant of the other”) (referring to the opposite bank of the Rhine), from Proto-West Germanic *alljas (“other”) + *sittjan (“to inhabit”, literally “to sit”).
释义
专有名词proper noun
- 1A cultural region, former administrative region, and historical province of France, located on the west bank of the upper Rhine; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est. It has changed hands between France and Germany several times throughout history.