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阿尔萨斯

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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Alsace, French department
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-0d4c24b13fd8e258. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

阿爾薩斯 阿尔萨斯 [A1 er3 sa4 si1] /Alsace, French department/

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Other forms in these source records: 阿爾薩斯

  • 阿
    ā

    prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity / (bound form) abbreviation for country names beginning with 阿, e.g. 阿富汗[Ā fù hàn] "Afghanistan"

    ē

    (literary) to flatter / to curry favor with

  • 尔
    ěr

    thus / so / like that / you / thou

  • 萨
    sà

    used in 菩薩|菩萨[pú sà] / used in transliteration

    Sà

    surname Sa

  • 斯
    sī

    (phonetic) / this

    Sī

    Slovakia / Slovak / abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Sī luò fá kè]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.