transalpine

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. on or relating to or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps from Italy (or north of the Alps)

- ancient transalpine Gaul was an area northwest of the Alps and included modern France and Belgium

- Cracow was a transalpine university

Similar word(s): tramontane, transmontane, ultramontane

noun

1. one living on or coming from the other side of the Alps from Italy

Definition categories: person, foreigner, outsider