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Definition of Transalpine
1. Adjective. On or relating to or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps from Italy (or north of the Alps). "Cracow was a transalpine university"
2. Noun. One living on or coming from the other side of the Alps from Italy.
Definition of Transalpine
1. a. Being on the farther side of the Alps in regard to Rome, that is, on the north or west side of the Alps; of or pertaining to the region or the people beyond the Alps; as, transalpine Gaul; -- opposed to cisalpine.
2. n. A native or inhabitant of a country beyond the Alps, that is, out of Italy.
Definition of Transalpine
1. Adjective. On the other side of the Alps (with respect to Rome, therefore the north side). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Transalpine
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Transalpine
Literary usage of Transalpine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Historical Geography of Europe by Edward Augustus Freeman (1903)
"A Roman province, including the colo- nies of Narbonne and Toulouse, was thus
formed in the Provi BC 125- south-eastern part of transalpine Gaul. ..."
2. Environmental Performance Reviews by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Committee on Environmental Policy (2006)
"Box 2.1 transalpine freight transport Since 1994, ... There are also large
transalpine road passenger movements, including those related to tourism. ..."
3. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"Tho Romanization of the province was rapidly developed, and from this time its
history becomes identified with that of the Roman empire. II. transalpine ..."
4. The Historical Geography of Europe by Edward Augustus Freeman (1881)
"transalpine Gaul, as a geographical Boundaries division, has well-marked boundaries
in the Mediterra- ..."
5. Delineation of Roman Catholicism: Drawn from the Authentic and Acknowledged by Charles Elliott (1851)
"... outlines of the doctrines of that class of divines called transalpine, or
those who dwell in or near Rome, and are distinguished from the Cisalpine, ..."
6. The Dawn in Britain by Charles Montagu Doughty (1906)
"Italic Gauls Permit, in reverence of their common gods, Pass, by their marches,
the transalpine Gauls. Those also shall king Brennus and his lords, Bid, ..."
7. La démocratie libérale by Thomas Hodgkin, Etienne Vacherot (1896)
"The campaign of the year 490 was marked by the BOOK iv. formation of great
transalpine alliances which, though we hear but vaguely concerning them, ..."
8. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1827)
"X. transalpine Memoirs: or, Anecdotes and Observations, shew- mg the actual state
of Italy, and the Italians. By an English Catholic. 12mo. 2 vols. 15s. ..."
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