cisalpine Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps
    ultramontane.
    • ancient cisalpine Gaul included an area south and east of the Alps

WordNet

Cis*al"pine adjective
Etymology
L. Cisalpinus; cis on this side + Alpinus Alpine.
Definitions
  1. On the hither side of the Alps with reference to Rome, that is, on the south side of the Alps; -- opposed to transalpine.

Webster 1913