TRAMONTANE

tramontane, transmontane

(adjective) on or coming from the other side of the mountains (from the speaker); “the transmontane section of the state”; “tramontane winds”

tramontane

(adjective) being or coming from another country; “tramontane influences”

tramontane, tramontana

(noun) a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

tramontane (comparative more tramontane, superlative most tramontane)

From the far side of the mountains (especially from North of the Alps)

foreign

a classical name for the north wind

Noun

tramontane (plural tramontanes)

One living beyond the mountains; a foreigner; a stranger.

Alternative form of tramontana

Source: Wiktionary

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Tra*mon"tane, a. Etym: [OF. tramontain, It. tramontano, L. transmontanus; trans across, beyond + mons, montis, mountain.]

Definition: Lying or being beyond the mountains; coming from the other side of the mountains; hence, foreign; barbarous.

Note: The Italians sometimes use this epithet for ultramontane, and apply it to the countries north of the Alps, as France and Germany, and especially to their ecclesiastics, jurists, painters, etc.; and a north wind is called a tramontane wind. The French lawyers call certain Italian canonists tramontane, or ultramontane, doctors; considering them as favoring too much the court of Rome. See Ultramontane.

Tra*mon"tane, n.

Definition: One living beyond the mountains; hence, a foreigner; a stranger.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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