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[syn: German shepherd, German shepherd dog, German police dog, alsatian]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. of or relating to or characteristic of Alsace or its inhabitants;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Alsatian \Al*sa"tian\, a.
Pertaining to Alsatia.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Alsatian \Al*sa"tian\, n.
An inhabitant of Alsatia or Alsace in Germany, or of Alsatia
or White Friars (a resort of debtors and criminals) in
London.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Alsatian
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Alsace or its
inhabitants
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Alsace
2: breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a
guide for the blind [syn: German shepherd, German shepherd
dog, German police dog, alsatian]