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transalpine - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'transalpine' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Transalpine [ a.]
- Being on the farther side of the Alps in regard to Rome, that is, on the north or west side of the Alps; of or pertaining to the region or the people beyond the Alps; as, transalpine Gaul; -- opposed to cisalpine.
2 . Transalpine [ n.]
- A native or inhabitant of a country beyond the Alps, that is, out of Italy.

Meaning of 'transalpine' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . transalpine [ s]
Meaning (1):
- on or relating to or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps from Italy (or north of the Alps)
Example in sentence:
  • ancient transalpine Gaul was an area northwest of the Alps and included modern France and Belgium;
  • Cracow was a transalpine university