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. See ultramontane
   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

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