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cismontane

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

From this side of the mountains (usually with reference to the Alps).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: transmontane, ultramontane, transalpine

2

adj

Meaning 2

Favoring French control over local church matters in conflicts with the Pope.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cisalpine

Antonyms: ultramontane

3

adjective

Meaning 3

on this (the speaker's) side of the mountains

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a contest in Virginia between a cismontane and a tramontane people

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: tramontane

History

Etymology

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