TRANSALPINE


Meaning of TRANSALPINE in English

/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 ]

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