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阿爾薩斯

简阿尔萨斯 · 繁阿爾薩斯

Mandarin · pinyin Ā ěr sà sī

Alsace, French department

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
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斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle
萨: sà · Buddhist gods or immortals

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1–3–4–1 · A1 er3 sa4 si1

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Alsace (a cultural region, former administrative region and historical province of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est)

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