transalpine

transalpine [trans-al-pahyn, -pin, tranz-] ExamplesWord Origin adjective

1. situated beyond the Alps, especially toward the north as viewed from Italy.
2. passing or extending across or through the Alps: a transalpine railway.
3. of, relating to, or characteristic of peoples or lands beyond the Alps.

noun

4. a native or inhabitant of a country beyond the Alps.

Origin of transalpine 1580–90; Latin trānsalpīnus across the Alps, equivalent to trāns- trans- + Alp(ēs) the Alps + -īnus -ine1 Examples from the Web for transalpine Historical Examples of transalpine

The transalpine pope held in check by the pontiff of Geneva!

Catherine de’ Medici

Honore de Balzac

Let not the love of your Transalpine dominions detain you longer.

The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch

Petrarch

It is certain that the Transalpine Gauls were a conspicuously taller race.

The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 (2 vols)

Thomas De Quincey

Position of the Italians.The Italians had long looked upon the transalpine nations with contempt.

History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume II (of 2)

John William Draper

In Transalpine Gaul she had as yet no possessions; Massalia was still an independent and specially cherished ally.

The Chief Periods of European History

Edward A. Freeman

British Dictionary definitions for transalpine transalpine adjective (prenominal)

1. situated in or relating to places beyond the Alps, esp from Italy
2. passing over the Alps

noun

3. a transalpine person