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cismontane

[ sis-mon-teyn ]

adjective

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

cismontane

/ ɪˈɒԳٱɪ /

adjective

  1. on this (the writer's or speaker's) side of the mountains, esp the Alps Compare ultramontane
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cismontane1

1820–30; < Latin DzԳԳܲ, equivalent to cis- cis- + DzԳԳܲ montane
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cismontane1

C18: from Latin cis- + DzԳԳܲ of the mountains, from ōԲ mountain
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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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