transpadane

[ trans-puh-deyn, trans-pey-deyn ]

adjective

1. on the farther side, especially the northern side of the Po River.

transpadane

/ ˈtrænzpəˌdeɪn; trænsˈpeɪdeɪn /

adjective

1. prenominal on or from the far (or north) side of the River Po, as viewed from Rome Compare cispadane

Word History and Origins

Origin of transpadane¹

1610–20; < Latin trānspadānus beyond the Po, equivalent to trāns- trans- + Pad ( us ) Po + -ānus -ane

Word History and Origins

Origin of transpadane¹

C17: from Latin Transpadānus , from trans- + Padus the River Po

Example Sentences

In this way Caesar promoted the romanization of the provinces, a policy which he had begun with his conferment of the franchise upon the Transpadane Gauls in 49, and continued in the case of many Spanish communities.

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The year 68 he spent as quaestor in Farther Spain, and on his return to Rome strenuously advocated the claims of the Transpadane Gauls to the Roman franchise.

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The Transpadane Republic, which he had begun to organize as soon as he entered Milan, was carefully cherished and guided in its artificial existence; but the people, whether or not they were fit, had no chance to exercise any real independence under the shadow of such a power.

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There had at least been a pretext for erecting the Milanese into the Transpadane Republic—that of driving an invader from its soil.

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The conquered Milanese was by a magical touch provided with a provisional government, ready, after the tardy assent of the Directory, to be changed into the Transpadane Republic and put under French protection.

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