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cismontane definition

cis·mon·tane (sis män′tān′, sis′män tān′)

adjective

on this side of the mountains, esp. of the Alps

Etymology: L cismontanus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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