transmontane

[ trans-mon-teyn, tranz-, trans-mon-teyn, tranz- ]

/ trænsˈmɒn teɪn, trænz-, ˌtræns mɒnˈteɪn, ˌtrænz- /

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adjective

tramontane.

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Origin of transmontane

1720–30; <Latin trānsmontānus; see trans-, mount², -an

Words nearby transmontane

transmittance, transmittancy, transmitter, transmittivity, transmogrify, transmontane, transmundane, transmutation, transmute, transnational, transnationalism

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How to use transmontane in a sentence

The whole transmontane populace welcomed Frankland with enthusiasm.
Pioneers of the Old Southwest|Constance Lindsay Skinner
There had always been a disparity between the people of these transmontane counties and the tide-water region.
Stephen A. Douglas|Allen Johnson
Of these numbers the transmontane country had but eighty delegates and nine senators.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921|Various
In the Virginia and Pennsylvania capitals, the transmontane country was still a misty region.
Afloat on the Ohio|Reuben Gold Thwaites

Now shall ye know, that against the Transmontane is the tother star that is clept Antarctic, as I have said before.
The Travels of Sir John Mandeville|John Mandeville

British Dictionary definitions for transmontane

transmontane

/ (ˌtrænzmɒnˈteɪn) /

adjective, noun

another word for tramontane

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