transalpine

Speech parts

1. transalpine - Noun

2. transalpine - Adjective

3. transalpine - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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.

A native or inhabitant of a country beyond the Alps, that is, out of Italy.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ultramontane foreign alpine remote distant overseas alien inaccessible transatlantic foreigner telescopic beginner cisalpine Alps hyperborean
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Antonyms

local home near related famous relevant
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Hypernyms

outsider foreigner

Examples

ancient transalpine Gaul was an area northwest of the Alps and included modern France and Belgium Source: Internet

Cracow was a transalpine university Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

transaldimination transaldolase transallelic Transalpine Gaulish transalveolar transambulate