I. (ˈ)tran(t)s, -raan-, -nz+ adjective
Etymology: Latin transalpinus, from trans- + Alpes the Alps, mountains of south central Europe + Latin -inus -ine
1. : of, relating to, or situated on the farther side of the Alps
transalpine Gaul … was the country included between the Rhine, the ocean, the Pyrenees, the Mediterranean, and the Alps — J.A.Froude
Cracow, one of the best of the transalpine universities — G.C.Sellery
— opposed to cisalpine
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps
II. noun
Etymology: Latin Transalpini (plural), from plural of transalpinus, adjective
: a native or inhabitant of a transalpine country