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transpadane

[ trans-puh-deyn, trans-pey-deyn ]
/ ˈtræns pəˌdeɪn, trænsˈpeɪ deɪn /
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adjective

on the farther side, especially the northern side of the Po River.

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Origin of transpadane

1610–20; <Latin trānspadānus beyond the Po, equivalent to trāns-trans- + Pad(us) Po + -ānus-ane

Words nearby transpadane

transom window, transonic, transonic barrier, transp., transpacific, transpadane, transparency, transparent, transparent context, transparent dentin, transpeptidase
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British Dictionary definitions for transpadane

transpadane
/ (ˈtrænzpəˌdeɪn, trænsˈpeɪdeɪn) /

adjective

(prenominal) on or from the far (or north) side of the River Po, as viewed from RomeCompare cispadane

Word Origin for transpadane

C17: from Latin Transpadānus, from trans- + Padus the River Po
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