alsatian vs German shepherd

alsatian and German shepherd both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alsatian	Yes	No	No	No
German shepherd	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, alsatian and German shepherd are synonyms defined as:

alsatian and German shepherd: breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind

Other synonyms of alsatian include German police dog, German shepherd dog.

alsatian (noun)	German shepherd (noun)
breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind	breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind