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tramontane

/trəˈmɒn.teɪn/

tramontane adjective: residing in or coming from the far side of a mountain range, especially from north of the Alps. Also the alternative form of tramontana.

Adjective

tramontane (comparative more tramontane, superlative most tramontane)

  1. Residing in or coming from the far side of a mountain range, especially from north of the Alps.
  2. (archaic, broadly) Foreign.

Noun

tramontane (plural tramontanes)

  1. (archaic) One living beyond the mountains; a foreigner; a stranger.

Also used as

tramontane is also the alternative form of tramontana.

Synonyms of tramontane

Antonyms

Forms of tramontane

Adjective
comparativemore tramontane
superlativemost tramontane
Noun
pluraltramontanes

Origin of tramontane

From Old French tramontane, from Italian tramontana.

Questions about tramontane

What does tramontane mean?
Tramontane means residing in or coming from the far side of a mountain range, especially from north of the Alps.
What part of speech is tramontane?
Tramontane can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce tramontane?
Tramontane is pronounced /trəˈmɒn.teɪn/.

Words near tramontane in the dictionary

  1. trammer
  2. trammers
  3. tramming
  4. tramontana
  5. tramontanas
  6. tramontane
  7. tramontanes
  8. Tramore
  9. tramp
  10. tramp ant
  11. tramp ants

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