/trans al"puyn, -pin, tranz-/ , adj.
1. situated beyond the Alps, esp. toward the north as viewed from Italy.
2. passing or extending across or through the Alps: a transalpine railway.
3. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of peoples or lands beyond the Alps.
n.
4. a native or inhabitant of a country beyond the Alps.
[ 1580-90; transalpinus across the Alps, equiv. to trans- TRANS- + Alp ( es ) the Alps + -inus -INE 1 ]