cis·mon·tane (s s-m n t n )adj. Situated on this side of the mountains, especially the Alps. |
cismontane [sɪsˈmɒnteɪn]
adj
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) on this (the writer's or speaker's) side of the mountains, esp the Alps Compare ultramontane [1]
[from Latin cis- + montānus of the mountains, from mōns mountain]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | cismontane - on this (the speaker's) side of the mountains; "a contest in Virginia between a cismontane and a tramontane people" tramontane, transmontane - on or coming from the other side of the mountains (from the speaker); "the transmontane section of the state"; "tramontane winds" |
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