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cisalpine

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cis⋅al⋅pine

  [sis-al-pahyn, -pin]
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–adjective
on this (the Roman or south) side of the Alps.
Origin:
1535–45; < L Cisalpīnus, equiv. to cis- cis- + Alpīnus Alpine
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cis·al·pine   (sĭs-āl'pīn')   
adj.  Relating to, living on, or coming from the southern side of the Alps.

[Latin Cisalpīnus : cis-, cis- + alpīnus, alpine; see alpine.]
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