cisalpine
American
[sis-al-pahyn, -pin]
/ sɪsˈæl paɪn, -pɪn /
adjective
cisalpine
British
/ sɪsˈælpaɪn /
adjective
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on this (the southern) side of the Alps, as viewed from Rome
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relating to a movement in the Roman Catholic Church to minimize the authority of the pope and to emphasize the independence of branches of the Church Compare ultramontane
Etymology
Origin of cisalpine
1535–45; < Latin Cisalpīnus, equivalent to cis- cis- + Alpīnus Alpine ( def. )
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