A domesticated dog of an extinctbreed related to the modern bulldog and mastiff, or modern breeds created in imitation of it.
Origin
From Old French alans, alanz, itself from Old Spanish alΓ‘n, itself possibly from Gothic *π°π»π°π½π, designating the Alan tribe of Eastern Iranian origin who were active in Western Europe during the Migration Period and were associated with the breed.
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