tramontane

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/trəˈmɒn.teɪn//ˈtræm.ənˌteɪn/

adjective

Residing in or coming from the far side of a mountain range, especially from north of the Alps.

Similar
transmontanetransalpineultramontaneforeignstrangetramontana
Opposite
cismontanecisalpine
OriginOld French tramontane ← Italian tramontana →
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Meanings

adjectivetramontane (comparative more tramontane, superlative most 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.

    Synonyms: transmontane, transalpine · Antonyms: cismontane, cisalpine

  2. archaicbroadlyForeign.
nountramontane (plural tramontanes)

plural tramontanes

  1. archaicOne living beyond the mountains; a foreigner; a stranger.
  2. alternativeAlternative form of tramontana.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveResiding in or coming from the far side of a mountain range, especially from north of the Alps.

Similar
transmontanetransalpine
Opposite
cismontanecisalpine

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveon or coming from the other side of the mountains (from the speaker)

Similar
transmontanetransalpineultramontane
Opposite
cismontane

adjectivebeing or coming from another country

Similar
foreignstrange

nouna cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean

Similar
tramontana
Broader
north windnortherlynorther
Also see
alienextraneousforeignoutlandishstrangetramontanatransalpinetransmontaneultramontane

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Italiantramontana
  2. Old Frenchtramontane
  3. Englishtramontane

From Old French tramontane, from Italian tramontana.

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APA

tramontane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tramontane

MLA

“tramontane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tramontane. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tramontane,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tramontane.

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