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transalpine

/trans-al-pahyn, -pin, tranz-/US // trænsˈæl paɪn, -pɪn, trænz- //UK // (trænzˈælpaɪn) //

横琴,横滨,横滨市,跨越国界

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : situated beyond the Alps, especially toward the north as viewed from Italy.
    • : passing or extending across or through the Alps: a transalpine railway.
    • : of, relating to, or characteristic of peoples or lands beyond the Alps.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a native or inhabitant of a country beyond the Alps.

Examples

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

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

  • Before transalpine influences were imported, a truly national renaissance had begun.

  • There was a part of Transalpine Gaul which had been already conquered and reduced to a Roman province.

  • This done he set himself to training his new men, encamped in Transalpine Gaul, in readiness to meet the foe.