cismontane

American

[sis-mon-teyn] / sɪsˈmɒn teɪn /

adjective

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

cismontane British

/ sɪsˈmɒnteɪn /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of cismontane

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

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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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