Associations to the word «Alsace»

Wiktionary

ALSACE, proper noun. A region located on the west bank of the upper Rhine, and now part of France, which changed hands between France and Germany several times throughout history.

Dictionary definition

ALSACE, noun. A region of northeastern France famous for its wines.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats