Alsatian
noun/ælˈseɪʃn/
/ælˈseɪʃn/
(British English) (also German shepherd North American English, British English)
- a large dog, often trained to help the police, to guard buildings or (especially in the US) to help blind people find their wayTopics Animalsc1Word Originfrom medieval Latin Alsatia ‘Alsace’ + -an.
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