the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. On this side of the mountains. See under ultramontane.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Situated on this (the speaker's) side of the mountain; specifically, on the northern side of the Alps (with special reference to the relation of the peoples north of Italy to the see of Rome): opposed to ultramontane.
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adj. on this (the speaker's) side of the mountains
Word Usage
"The cismontane people opposed this, since any change in this direction would tend to place too much political power in the hands of the westerners."