transalpine

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adjective

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

Similar
ultramontanetramontanetransmontane
Opposite
cisalpinecismontane
OriginEnglish Alpine ← Latin trans- ← Proto-Italic *trāns- →
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Meanings

transalpine1

adjectivetransalpine (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOn the other side of the Alps (usually with respect to Rome, therefore the north side).

    Antonyms: cisalpine, cismontane

Transalpine2

nounTransalpine (plural Transalpines)

plural Transalpines

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

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Opposite
cisalpinecismontane

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveon or relating to or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps from Italy (or north of the Alps)

Similar
ultramontanetramontanetransmontane
Also see
tramontanetransmontaneultramontane

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

transalpine · adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  7. Latintrans-
  8. Englishtrans-
  9. EnglishAlpine
  10. Englishtransalpine

From trans- + Alpine.

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Transalpine · noun

From trans- + Alpine.

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Translations

Catalan transalpí
  • transalpíon the other side of the Alps
Dutch trans-Alpijns
  • trans-Alpijnson the other side of the Alps
Finnish alppientakainen, transalppinen
  • alppientakainenon the other side of the Alps
  • transalppinenon the other side of the Alps
French transalpin
  • transalpinon the other side of the Alps
German transalpin, transalpinisch
  • transalpinon the other side of the Alps
  • transalpinischon the other side of the Alps
Greek υπεράλπειος
  • υπεράλπειος (yperálpeios)on the other side of the Alps
Italian transalpino
  • transalpinoon the other side of the Alps
Polish transalpejski
  • transalpejskion the other side of the Alps
Spanish transalpino, trasalpino
  • transalpinoon the other side of the Alps
  • trasalpinoon the other side of the Alps
Cite this entry
APA

transalpine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transalpine

MLA

“transalpine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transalpine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transalpine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transalpine.

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