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cismontane
[ sis-mon-teyn ]
adjective
- on this (the speaker's or writer's) side of the mountains, especially the Alps.
cismontane
/ sɪsˈmɒnteɪn /
adjective
- on this (the writer's or speaker's) side of the mountains, esp the Alps Compare ultramontane
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cismontane1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cismontane1
C18: from Latin cis- + montānus of the mountains, from mōns mountain
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Example Sentences
Sustained by the united support of Cismontane Christendom, the council resolutely went its way.
From Project Gutenberg
But this I will do—thank you most sincerely for the compliment you pay us Cismontane heretics.
From Project Gutenberg
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