transmontane

[ trans-mon-teyn, tranz-, trans-mon-teyn, tranz- ]

adjective

1. tramontane.

transmontane

/ ˌtrænzmɒnˈteɪn /

adjective

1. another word for tramontane

Word History and Origins

Origin of transmontane¹

1720–30; < Latin trānsmontānus ; trans-, mount ², -an

Example Sentences

This pattern of transmontane buffalo hunting described by Lewis and Clark remained essentially the same until its final end after the establishment of the reservation, and will be described in detail later in this work.

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If one were to take a map of M'Loughlin's transmontane empire and lay it across the face of a map of Europe, it would cover the continent from St Petersburg to Madrid.

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In the Virginia and Pennsylvania capitals, the transmontane country was still a misty region.

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The author has told us, in the preceding chapter, of several attempts of English coast colonists to make transmontane settlements, quite apart from thought of ousting the French.

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The amazing richness of the soil had lured the first settlers from the safety of their transmontane homes to the hardships of Indian fighting and primitive living.

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