Definition of tramontane in English:
tramontane
adjective trəˈmɒnteɪntrəˈmɑnteɪn
rare 1Relating to or living on the other side of mountains, especially the Alps as seen from Italy.
- 1.1archaic Foreign; barbarous.
noun trəˈmɒnteɪntrəˈmɑnteɪn
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another term for tramontana
Example sentencesExamples
- Wind is common throughout the growing season, with the tramontane bringing cool air from the mountains.
- The weather is fine over the entire Mediterranean coast, but the tramontane is blowing over the coast of Languedoc.
- In France, 2,741 acres of woodland near Perpignan were reduced to ashes in a blaze fanned by a tramontane wind gusting up to 80 mph.
2archaic A person who lives on the other side of mountains (used especially by Italians to refer to people beyond the Alps).
Example sentencesExamples
- As the tramontanes infiltrate the Appalachians, they often remark of the beauty of the far ranges and mists.
Origin
Middle English (as a noun denoting the Pole Star): from Italian tramontana 'Pole Star, north wind', tramontani 'people living beyond the Alps', from Latin transmontanus 'beyond the mountains', from trans- 'across' + mons, mont- 'mountain'.
Definition of tramontane in US English:
tramontane
adjectivetrəˈmɑnteɪntrəˈmäntān
rare 1Traveling to, situated on, or living on the other side of mountains.
- 1.1archaic (especially from the Italian point of view) foreign; barbarous.
nountrəˈmɑnteɪntrəˈmäntān
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another term for tramontana
Example sentencesExamples
- In France, 2,741 acres of woodland near Perpignan were reduced to ashes in a blaze fanned by a tramontane wind gusting up to 80 mph.
- The weather is fine over the entire Mediterranean coast, but the tramontane is blowing over the coast of Languedoc.
- Wind is common throughout the growing season, with the tramontane bringing cool air from the mountains.
2archaic A person who lives on the other side of mountains (used especially by Italians to refer to people beyond the Alps).
Example sentencesExamples
- As the tramontanes infiltrate the Appalachians, they often remark of the beauty of the far ranges and mists.
Origin
Middle English (as a noun denoting the Pole Star): from Italian tramontana ‘Pole Star, north wind’, tramontani ‘people living beyond the Alps’, from Latin transmontanus ‘beyond the mountains’, from trans- ‘across’ + mons, mont- ‘mountain’.