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Alsace
Alsace, France Elsass A region with a name meaning ‘Those living on the outside’, that is, west of the River Rhine. It became a Frankish duchy in 496, having been seized from the Alemanni who had previously taken it from the Romans. The region was subsumed into Lotharingia in 870 and thereafter became a much disputed territory. It was ceded to Germany in 1871 after the Franco‐Prussian war, returned to France in 1919, occupied by Germany in 1940 and once more restored to France in 1945. It gave its name to the Alsatian breed of dog, also known as the German shepherd. Elsass is the German name.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Alsace." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Alsace." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Alsace.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Alsace." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Alsace.html |
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Alsace
Alsace Region in e France, comprising the departments of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin. Strasbourg is the leading city, Mulhouse and Colmar are the main industrial centres. Separated from Germany by the River Rhine, the Alsace-Lorraine region has often caused friction between France and Germany. The culture and architecture reflect both national influences. There are rich deposits of iron ore and potash. Most of the region is fertile and productive, with riesling wine the major agricultural product. Industries: steel, textiles, chemicals. Area: 8280sq km (3200sq mi). Pop. (1999) 1,734,145.
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"Alsace." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Alsace." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Alsace.html "Alsace." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Alsace.html |
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Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin , department (1990 pop. 958,000), E France, in N Alsace. Strasbourg is the capital and the commercial and industrial center. |
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"Bas-Rhin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Bas-Rhin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-BasRhin.html "Bas-Rhin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-BasRhin.html |
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Alsace
Alsace
•alas, Alsace, amass, ass, Bass, chasse, crass, crevasse, en masse, gas, Hamas, lass, mass, morass, sass, tarantass, tass, wrasse
•Díaz • Phidias • palliasse
•materfamilias, paterfamilias
•Asturias • Aphrodisias • Trias
•Donbas • Vargas • Ofgas • biogas
•teargas • jackass • Hellas • Ulfilas
•Stanislas • Candlemas • landmass
•Martinmas • biomass • Childermas
•Esdras • Mithras • hippocras
•sassafras • demitasse • gravitas
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"Alsace." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Alsace." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Alsace.html "Alsace." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Alsace.html |
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