Definition of Alsatia

1. Noun. A region of northeastern France famous for its wines.

Exact synonyms: Alsace, Elsass
Group relationships: France, French Republic
Generic synonyms: French Region
Derivative terms: Alsatian

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alsatia

Alpine type of glacier
Alpine woodsia
Alpinia
Alpinia Zerumbet
Alpinia galanga
Alpinia officinalis
Alpinia officinarum
Alpinia purpurata
Alpinia speciosa
Alpinism
Alport's syndrome
Alps
Alrisha
Alsace
Alsatia
Alsatian
Alsatians
Alsation
Alsea
Alshain
Alsobia
Alsobia dianthiflora
Alsophila
Alsophila pometaria
Alston
Alstonia
Alstonia scholaris
Alstroemeria pelegrina
Alstroemeriaceae

Literary usage of Alsatia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events. St. Paul's to St. James's by Leigh Hunt (1848)
"Whitefriars, or alsatia. — The Temple — Its Monuments, Garden, &c. ... To the left is the renowned realm of alsatia, the Temple, the Mitre, and the abode of ..."

2. The Reign of Lewis XI. by Paul Ferdinand Willert (1876)
"He was on his way to visit his newly acquired domains in alsatia and Swabia. ... The task he had to perform in alsatia was not easy. ..."

3. A Treatise on the Origin, Nature, and Varieties of Wine: Being a Complete by John Louis William Thudichum, August Dupré (1872)
"Classification of the wines of alsatia,—alsatian liqueur wines, ... WINES OF alsatia. Vines and Cultivation.—These wines are similar to those of the ..."

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