CISALPINE

cisalpine, ultramontane

(adjective) on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps; “ancient cisalpine Gaul included an area south and east of the Alps”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

cisalpine (comparative more cisalpine, superlative most cisalpine)

On this side of the Alps (with respect to Rome, therefore the south side).

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Source: Wiktionary


Cis*al"pine, a. Etym: [L. Cisalpinus; cis on this side + Alpinus Alpine.]

Definition: On the hither side of the Alps with reference to Rome, that is, on the south side of the Alps; -- opposed to transalpine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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