About The Word Transalpine
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Transalpine
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What's The Definition Of Transalpine?
[n] one living on or coming from the other side of the Alps from Italy
[adj] on or relating to or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps from Italy (or north of the Alps); "ancient transalpine Gaul was an area northwest of the Alps and included modern France and Belgium"; "Cracow was a transalpine university" Synonyms | Synonyms for Transalpine: tramontane | transmontane | ultramontane Related Terms | Find terms related to Transalpine: See Also | foreigner | outsider Transalpine In Webster's Dictionary \Trans*al"pine\, a. [L. transalpinus; trans across,
beyond + Alpinus Alpine, from Alpes the Alps: cf. F.
transalpin.]
Being on the farther side of the Alps in regard to Rome, that
is, on the north or west side of the Alps; of or pertaining
to the region or the people beyond the Alps; as, transalpine
Gaul; -- opposed to {cisalpine}. `` Transalpine garbs.''
--Beau. & Fl.
\Trans*al"pine\, n. A native or inhabitant of a country beyond the Alps, that is, out of Italy. |
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