[ trə'mɒnteɪn ]
■ adjective rare relating to or living on the other side of mountains, especially the Alps as seen from Italy.
■ noun
1》 another term for tramontana .
2》 archaic a ~ person.
Origin
ME (as a noun denoting the Pole Star): from Ital. tramontana 'Pole Star, north wind', tramontani 'people living beyond the Alps', from L. transmontanus 'beyond the mountains'.