■ adjective relating to or situated in the area beyond the Alps, especially as viewed from Italy.
↘crossing the Alps.
Origin
C16: from L. transalpinus , from trans- 'across' + alpinus (see alpine ).
■ adjective relating to or situated in the area beyond the Alps, especially as viewed from Italy.
↘crossing the Alps.
Origin
C16: from L. transalpinus , from trans- 'across' + alpinus (see alpine ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004