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tramontane Definition

tra·mon·tane (tra män′tān′, trə-; tra′män tān′)

adjective

located beyond or coming from beyond the mountains, specif. the Alps (from the viewpoint of Italy)

Etymology: It tramontano < L transmontanus, beyond the mountains < tra- (see trans-) + mons (gen. montis), mount

noun

  1. a tramontane person
  2. a foreigner; stranger

Browse dictionary entries near tramontane

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  5. ‹ traject
  6. ‹ Trajan
  7. ‹ traitress
  8. ‹ traitorous
  9. ‹ traitor
  10. ‹ trait
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