cisalpine

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps

Word Origin

cisalpine (adj.)
1540s, from Latin cisalpinus "on this side of the Alps" (from the Roman point of view), from cis- (see cis-) + Alpinus "Alpine" (see Alpine). Compare ultramontane.

Example

1. Ancient cisalpine gaul included an area south and east of the alps .

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