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Alsatian(dictionary)

Alsatian (iou)



Alsatian adjective & noun. Also Alsacian, (in sense B.3) alsatian. L17.
[formed as ALSATIA + -AN.]
A. adjective.
Of or pertaining to White Friars in London or any other place as a sanctuary for debtors and criminals. obsolete exc. Hist. L17.
Of or pertaining to Alsace, an area of Europe now forming part of France bordering Germany and Switzerland. L19.
Alsatian wolfdog, Alsatian wolfhound = sense B.3 below.
b. noun.
A debtor or criminal in sanctuary. obsolete exc. Hist. L17.
A native or inhabitant of Alsace. E19.
(An animal of) a breed of wolfhound; a German shepherd dog. E20.