Definition of transalpine in English:
transalpine
adjective ˌtrɑːnzˈalpʌɪnˌtranzˈalpʌɪnˌtrænˈzælpaɪn
1Related to or situated in the area beyond the Alps, in particular as viewed from Italy.
See also Gaul
Example sentencesExamples
- These men belonged to a transalpine cultural world.
- Local specialities like marinated eel with shallots co-exist with transalpine dishes involving foie gras or oysters.
- In Renaissance Diplomacy Garrett Mattingly traces the development of the residential form of diplomacy among the five Italian city-states that eventually made its way into transalpine Europe.
- 1.1 Crossing the Alps.
Example sentencesExamples
- Transalpine freight in border-to-border transit shall be carried by rail.
- The government is negotiating to buy a share in the Transalpine Pipeline, which pumps Azeri oil from the Italian port of Trieste to Germany, in a bid to lower energy dependence on Russia.
- Communications were improved through extensive construction of roads and waterways, most notably the transalpine Simplon Pass, completed in 1805.
Origin
Late 16th century: from Latin transalpinus, from trans- 'across' + alpinus (see alpine).
Definition of transalpine in US English:
transalpine
adjectiveˌtranˈzalpīnˌtrænˈzælpaɪn
1Of, related to, or situated in the area beyond the Alps, in particular as viewed from Italy.
See also Gaul
Example sentencesExamples
- In Renaissance Diplomacy Garrett Mattingly traces the development of the residential form of diplomacy among the five Italian city-states that eventually made its way into transalpine Europe.
- These men belonged to a transalpine cultural world.
- Local specialities like marinated eel with shallots co-exist with transalpine dishes involving foie gras or oysters.
- 1.1 Crossing the Alps.
Example sentencesExamples
- Communications were improved through extensive construction of roads and waterways, most notably the transalpine Simplon Pass, completed in 1805.
- The government is negotiating to buy a share in the Transalpine Pipeline, which pumps Azeri oil from the Italian port of Trieste to Germany, in a bid to lower energy dependence on Russia.
- Transalpine freight in border-to-border transit shall be carried by rail.
Origin
Late 16th century: from Latin transalpinus, from trans- ‘across’ + alpinus (see alpine).