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adj
On the other side of the Alps (usually with respect to Rome, therefore the north side).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: cisalpine, cismontane
Broader terms: transmontane, tramontane
noun
Someone from a country the other side of the Alps, seen from the point of view of Italy; a non-Italian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
on or relating to or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps from Italy (or north of the Alps)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: ultramontane
Antonyms: none provided
noun
one living on or coming from the other side of the Alps from Italy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: foreigner, outsider
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh2-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh2t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- English Alpine English transalpine From trans- + Alpine.
From trans- + Alpine.
Across languages
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