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transalpine

transalpine adjective: on the other side of the Alps (usually with respect to Rome, therefore the north side).

Adjective

transalpine (not comparable)

  1. On the other side of the Alps (usually with respect to Rome, therefore the north side).

Noun capitalized: Transalpine

Transalpine (plural Transalpines)

  1. Someone from a country the other side of the Alps, seen from the point of view of Italy; a non-Italian.

Antonyms of transalpine

Forms of transalpine

pluralTransalpines

Origin of transalpine

From trans- + Alpine.

Words formed from transalpine

Questions about transalpine

What does transalpine mean?
Transalpine means on the other side of the Alps (usually with respect to Rome, therefore the north side).
What part of speech is transalpine?
Transalpine can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near transalpine in the dictionary

  1. transaldimination
  2. transaldiminations
  3. transaldolase
  4. transaldolases
  5. transallelic
  6. transalpine
  7. Transalpine Gaulish
  8. Transalpines
  9. transalveolar
  10. transambulate
  11. transamerican

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