
Meaning of CISALPINE
| Pronunciation: | | sis'alpIn
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[adj] on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps; "ancient cisalpine Gaul included an area south and east of the Alps" |
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CISALPINE is a 9 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | cismontane, ultramontane |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cis*al"pine\, a. [L. Cisalpinus; cis on this side +
Alpinus Alpine.]
On the hither side of the Alps with reference to Rome, that
is, on the south side of the Alps; -- opposed to transalpine.
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