tramontane

[ truh-mon-teyn, tram-uhn-teyn ]

/ trəˈmɒn teɪn, ˈtræm ənˌteɪn /

adjective Also transmontane.

being or situated beyond the mountains.

beyond the Alps as viewed from Italy; transalpine.

of, relating to, or coming from the other side of the mountains.

foreign; barbarous.

noun

a person who lives beyond the mountains: formerly applied by the Italians to the peoples beyond the Alps, and by the latter to the Italians.

a foreigner; outlander; barbarian.

a violent, polar wind from the northwest that blows in southern France.

Origin of tramontane

1300–50 for an earlier sense; 1585–95 for def. 5; Middle English tramountayne pole star <Italian tramontano<Latin trānsmontānus beyond the mountains. See trans-, mount², -an

Words nearby tramontane

tramline, trammel, trammel net, trammie, tramontana, tramontane, tramp, tramp art, tramp board, trampboarding, tramper

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Example sentences from the Web for tramontane

The original tower fell two centuries ago during an extra violent blow of the tramontane.
Castles and Chateaux of Old Navarre and the Basque Provinces|Francis Miltoun
He also failed in an effort to obtain from the government compensation for his companions in the Tramontane exploration.
History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia|Charles Campbell
I have forgotten whether it was the mistral or the tramontane, and I do not think it matters.
The Car That Went Abroad|Albert Bigelow Paine
One sort is that which people carry into those (Tramontane) countries.
The Bbur-nma in English|Babur, Emperor of Hindustan

The people there said they never remembered such a Tramontane (north-wind) except in December or January.
Three Months Abroad|Anna Vivanti

British Dictionary definitions for tramontane

tramontane

/ (trəˈmɒnteɪn) /

adjective Also: transmontane

being or coming from the far side of the mountains, esp from the other side of the Alps as seen from Italy

foreign or barbarous

(of a wind) blowing down from the mountains

noun

an inhabitant of a tramontane country

Also called: tramontana a cold dry wind blowing south or southwest from the mountains in Italy and the W Mediterranean

rare a foreigner or barbarian

Word Origin for tramontane

C16: from Italian tramontano, from Latin trānsmontānus, from trans- + montānus, from mōns mountain

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单词	tramontane
释义	tramontane [ truh-mon-teyn, tram-uhn-teyn ] / trəˈmɒn teɪn, ˈtræm ənˌteɪn / adjective Also transmontane. being or situated beyond the mountains. beyond the Alps as viewed from Italy; transalpine. of, relating to, or coming from the other side of the mountains. foreign; barbarous. noun a person who lives beyond the mountains: formerly applied by the Italians to the peoples beyond the Alps, and by the latter to the Italians. a foreigner; outlander; barbarian. a violent, polar wind from the northwest that blows in southern France. Origin of tramontane 1300–50 for an earlier sense; 1585–95 for def. 5; Middle English tramountayne pole star <Italian tramontano<Latin trānsmontānus beyond the mountains. See trans-, mount², -an Words nearby tramontane tramline, trammel, trammel net, trammie, tramontana, tramontane, tramp, tramp art, tramp board, trampboarding, tramper Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tramontane The original tower fell two centuries ago during an extra violent blow of the tramontane. Castles and Chateaux of Old Navarre and the Basque Provinces\|Francis Miltoun He also failed in an effort to obtain from the government compensation for his companions in the Tramontane exploration. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia\|Charles Campbell I have forgotten whether it was the mistral or the tramontane, and I do not think it matters. The Car That Went Abroad\|Albert Bigelow Paine One sort is that which people carry into those (Tramontane) countries. The Bbur-nma in English\|Babur, Emperor of Hindustan The people there said they never remembered such a Tramontane (north-wind) except in December or January. Three Months Abroad\|Anna Vivanti British Dictionary definitions for tramontane tramontane / (trəˈmɒnteɪn) / adjective Also: transmontane being or coming from the far side of the mountains, esp from the other side of the Alps as seen from Italy foreign or barbarous (of a wind) blowing down from the mountains noun an inhabitant of a tramontane country Also called: tramontana a cold dry wind blowing south or southwest from the mountains in Italy and the W Mediterranean rare a foreigner or barbarian Word Origin for tramontane C16: from Italian tramontano, from Latin trānsmontānus, from trans- + montānus, from mōns mountain Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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