cismontane

/sɪsˈmɑnˌteɪn/
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Definitions of cismontane
  1. adjective
    on this (the speaker's) side of the mountains
    “a contest in Virginia between a cismontane and a tramontane people”
    synonyms:
    cisalpine, ultramontane
    on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps
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    antonyms:
    tramontane
    on or coming from the other side of the mountains (from the speaker)
    transalpine, ultramontane
    on or relating to or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps from Italy (or north of the Alps)
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