Tramontane

[trә'mɔntein]

(noun.) a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean.

(adj.) on or coming from the other side of the mountains (from the speaker); 'the transmontane section of the state'; 'tramontane winds' .

(adj.) being or coming from another country; 'tramontane influences' .

Typed by Billie--From WordNet

(a.) Lying or being beyond the mountains; coming from the other side of the mountains; hence, foreign; barbarous.

(n.) One living beyond the mountains; hence, a foreigner; a stranger.

Checked by Elton

a. Ultramontane, beyond the mountains or the Alps.

Checked by Balder

adj. lying beyond the mountains (originally the Alps) from Rome: foreign: uncivilised.—n. Tramont?prime;na the north wind.

Edited by Laurence