transalpine

[ trans-al-pahyn, -pin, tranz- ]

adjective
  1. situated beyond the Alps, especially toward the north as viewed from Italy.

  2. passing or extending across or through the Alps: a transalpine railway.

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of peoples or lands beyond the Alps.

noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of a country beyond the Alps.

Origin of transalpine

1
1580–90; <Latin trānsalpīnus across the Alps, equivalent to trāns-trans- + Alp(ēs) the Alps + -īnus-ine1

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British Dictionary definitions for transalpine

transalpine

/ (trænzˈælpaɪn) /


adjective(prenominal)
  1. situated in or relating to places beyond the Alps, esp from Italy

  2. passing over the Alps

noun
  1. a transalpine person

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