What does "alsatian" mean?

A native or inhabitant of Alsace (now part of the administrative region of Grand Est, France).

Alsatian

Common synonyms include: german shepherd, alsatian shepherd, alsatian shepherd, elsassian, elsatian, elsatian.

//ælˈseɪʃən// adj, name, noun

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Noun

1
A native or inhabitant of Alsace (now part of the administrative region of Grand Est, France).
2
Alternative letter-case form of Alsatian. alt-of
3
breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind wordnet
4
A German shepherd dog. Australia, British, New-Zealand, US, dated
"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."
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a native or inhabitant of Alsace wordnet

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A rogue or debauchee, like those who haunted Alsatia in London. UK, obsolete
"You shall sink a nobleman in the Temple Gardens, and rise an Alsatian at Whitefriars."

Adjective

1
Of, from or relating to Alsace (now part of the administrative region of Grand Est, France). not-comparable
"[...] while the 7 p.m. is the fastest locomotive-hauled train to Strasbourg reaching the Alsatian capital (313 miles) in 4hr 11min [...]."