Meaning of Alsatian | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A native or inhabitant of Alsace (now part of the administrative region of Grand Est, France).
2. The Germanic lect (language or dialect) spoken in Alsace.
3. Alternative letter-case form of Alsatian.
   alt-of
4. A German shepherd dog.
   Australia, British, New-Zealand, US, dated
5. A rogue or debauchee, like those who haunted Alsatia in London.
   UK, obsolete

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Examples

“Even the dogs here are restrained, Jesse thought, unlike the feral Alsatians back home that would sprint barking from the bottom of the garden straight through the house and smash themselves against the inside of the door until their owners appeared and locked them away.”

“You shall sink a nobleman in the Temple Gardens, and rise an Alsatian at Whitefriars.”

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