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transalpine
[ trans-al-pahyn, -pin, tranz- ]
adjective
- situated beyond the Alps, especially toward the north as viewed from Italy.
- passing or extending across or through the Alps:
a transalpine railway.
- of, relating to, or characteristic of peoples or lands beyond the Alps.
noun
- a native or inhabitant of a country beyond the Alps.
transalpine
/ trænzˈælpaɪn /
adjective
- situated in or relating to places beyond the Alps, esp from Italy
- passing over the Alps
noun
- a transalpine person
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Word History and Origins
Origin of transalpine1
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Example Sentences
It is certain that the Transalpine Gauls were a conspicuously taller race.
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Let not the love of your Transalpine dominions detain you longer.
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Before transalpine influences were imported, a truly national renaissance had begun.
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There was a part of Transalpine Gaul which had been already conquered and reduced to a Roman province.
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This done he set himself to training his new men, encamped in Transalpine Gaul, in readiness to meet the foe.
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