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CISALPINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cisalpine mean?
• CISALPINE (adjective)
The adjective CISALPINE has 1 sense:
1. on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps
Familiarity information: CISALPINE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
On the Italian or Roman side of the Alps
Synonyms:
cisalpine; ultramontane
Context example:
ancient cisalpine Gaul included an area south and east of the Alps
Similar:
cismontane (on this (the speaker's) side of the mountains)
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