TRAMONTANE


Meaning of TRAMONTANE in English

I. trəˈmän.ˌtān, ˈtramən.- adjective

Etymology: Italian tramontano, from Latin transmontanus, from trans- + montanus of a mountain — more at mountain

1.

a. : transalpine — compare cismontane

b. : of or characteristic of the countries north of the Alps

c. : coming from the north beyond the Alps

a tramontane wind

2. : lying or being beyond any mountains : coming from the other side of the mountains

sectionalism in Virginia had reared its head in a contest between a cismontane and a tramontane people — American Guide Series: Virginia

3. : foreign , outlandish , barbarous

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Italian tramontano, from tramontano, adjective

1. : one dwelling in a tramontane region: as

a. : an inhabitant of a country north of the Alps

b. : foreigner , stranger

c. : boor

2.

[Italian tramontana ]

: tramontana

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