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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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