Alsácia
See also: Alsacia, alsacià, and Alsàcia
Portuguese
Etymology
From Medieval Latin Alsatia, from Old High German ali sazzo (“inhabitant of the other”) (referring to the opposite bank of the Rhine), from Proto-Germanic *aljaz (“other”) + *sitjaną (“inhabitant”, literally “sitter”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.ˈsa.sjɐ/
Proper noun
Alsácia f
- Alsace (a region of northeastern France)