Definition of tramontane Tramontane

tra•mon•tane

We found 12 definitions of tramontane from 6 different sources.

Advertising

What does tramontane mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: tramontanes

tramontane - a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean
  tramontana

Adjective

tramontane - on or coming from the other side of the mountains (from the speaker); "the transmontane section of the state"; "tramontane winds"
  transmontane
  cismontane on this (the speaker's) side of the mountains; "a contest in Virginia between a cismontane and a tramontane people"
tramontane - being or coming from another country; "tramontane influences"
= synonym
= antonym
= related word

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • tramontane (Noun)
    One living beyond the mountains; a foreigner; a stranger.
  • tramontane (Adjective)
    From the far side of the mountains.
  • tramontane (Adjective)
    foreign.
  • tramontane (Adjective)
    A classical name for the north wind .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • tramontane (a.)
    Lying or being beyond the mountains; coming from the other side of the mountains; hence, foreign; barbarous.
  • tramontane (n.)
    One living beyond the mountains; hence, a foreigner; a stranger.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • tramontane
    Cold and dry wind from the north or northeast.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • tramontane
    tra-mon′tān, adj. lying beyond the mountains (originally the Alps), from Rome: foreign: uncivilised.—n. Tramontä′na, the north wind. [L. trans, beyond, mons, montis, a mountain.]

Part of speech

🔤

Pronunciation

Sign Language

tramontane in sign language
Sign language - letter T Sign language - letter T Sign language - letter R Sign language - letter R Sign language - letter A Sign language - letter A Sign language - letter M Sign language - letter M Sign language - letter O Sign language - letter O Sign language - letter N Sign language - letter N Sign language - letter T Sign language - letter T Sign language - letter A Sign language - letter A Sign language - letter N Sign language - letter N Sign language - letter E Sign language - letter E