transalpine
situated beyond the Alps, especially toward the north as viewed from Italy.
passing or extending across or through the Alps: a transalpine railway.
of, relating to, or characteristic of peoples or lands beyond the Alps.
a native or inhabitant of a country beyond the Alps.
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How to use transalpine in a sentence
It is certain that the transalpine Gauls were a conspicuously taller race.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 (2 vols) | Thomas De QuinceyLet not the love of your transalpine dominions detain you longer.
Before transalpine influences were imported, a truly national renaissance had begun.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'ReillyThere was a part of transalpine Gaul which had been already conquered and reduced to a Roman province.
History of Julius Caesar | Jacob AbbottThis done he set himself to training his new men, encamped in transalpine Gaul, in readiness to meet the foe.
Ancient Rome | Mary Agnes Hamilton
British Dictionary definitions for transalpine
/ (trænzˈælpaɪn) /
situated in or relating to places beyond the Alps, esp from Italy
passing over the Alps
a transalpine person
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