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cisatlantic

[ sis-uht-lan-tik ]

/ ˌsɪs ətˈlæn tɪk /

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on this (the speaker's or writer's) side of the Atlantic.

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Origin of cisatlantic

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; cis- + Atlantic

Words nearby cisatlantic

cirsoid, cis, cisaconitic acid, cisalpine, Cisalpine Gaul, cisatlantic, CISC, Ciscaucasia, cisco, ciseaux, ciselé

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How to use cisatlantic in a sentence

Both preferred a continental to an insular manner of life, a cisatlantic to a transatlantic place of residence.
Ulysses|James Joyce
She had searched in vain for a cisatlantic equivalent, but could not get hold of one.
Mammon and Co.|E. F. Benson
The language of the excellent Mary Ellen, for instance, comes to me with a distinct cisatlantic sound.
Explorers of the Dawn|Mazo de la Roche
Let us give moral aid and comfort to the campaign, Cisatlantic and Transatlantic, against the steam-whistle.
Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science, No. 23, February, 1873, Vol. XI. No. 23.|Various

America did not become a cisatlantic Britain, as some of the colonial adventurers had hoped.
The Armies of Labor|Samuel P. Orth