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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cismontane

Cismontane \Cis*mon"tane\, a. [Pref. cis- + L. mons mountain.] On this side of the mountains. See under Ultramontane.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
cismontane

from Latin cis- "on this side of" (see cis-) + stem of mons (see mount (n.)).

Wiktionary
cismontane

a. From this side of the mountains.

WordNet
cismontane

adj. on this (the speaker's) side of the mountains; "a contest in Virginia between a cismontane and a tramontane people" [ant: tramontane]