cismontane

[ sis-mon-teyn ]

adjective

1. on this (the speaker's or writer's) side of the mountains, especially the Alps.

cismontane

/ sɪsˈmɒnteɪn /

adjective

1. on this (the writer's or speaker's) side of the mountains, esp the Alps Compare ultramontane

Word History and Origins

Origin of cismontane¹

1820–30; < Latin cismontānus, equivalent to cis- cis- + montānus montane

Word History and Origins

Origin of cismontane¹

C18: from Latin cis- + montānus of the mountains, from mōns mountain

Example Sentences

The cismontane people opposed this, since any change in this direction would tend to place too much political power in the hands of the westerners.

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