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tramontane

noun

Meaning

  1. A dry, cold north wind in Italy and adjacent Mediterranean areas.
  2. One living beyond the mountains; a foreigner; a stranger.
  3. From the far side of the mountains (especially from North of the Alps)
  4. Foreign
  5. A classical name for the north wind

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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