ALSATIA


Meaning of ALSATIA in English

alˈsāsh(ē)ə noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Alsatia (slang name for Whitefriars, a section of London that was a sanctuary for lawbreakers in the 17th century), from Medieval Latin Alsatia Alsace, Rhenish province long in dispute between France and Germany

: any asylum or refuge for criminals : a region without law

an Alsatia of dives, dance halls, and depravity — Herbert Asbury

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