adj. 1. Dwelling beyond or coming from the far side of the mountains, especially the Alps as viewed from Italy. 2. From another country; foreign. n. 1. A person who lives beyond the mountains. 2. A foreigner; a stranger. 3. A cold north wind in Italy. [Italian tramontano, from Latin trānsmontānus : trāns-, trans- + montānus, of a mountain; see MOUNTAIN.] |
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