Definitions for Cisalpine

Cisalpine cis·al·pine

Spelling: [sis-al-pahyn, -pin]
IPA: /sɪsˈæl paɪn, -pɪn/

Cisalpine is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 553 anagrams from letters in Cisalpine (aceiilnps).

Definitions for Cisalpine

adjective

  1. on this (the Roman or south) side of the Alps.

Origin of Cisalpine

1535-45; Latin Cisalpīnus, equivalent to cis- cis- + Alpīnus Alpine

Examples for Cisalpine

Scarcely was she mistress of cisalpine Gaul when she entered upon a quarrel with the tribes which occupied the mountain-passes.

In return she agreed to observe the old strict neutrality, and to recognize the cisalpine Republic.

The cisalpine Gauls, lately so restless, and whom we shall soon see taking arms again, remained motionless.

At the close of the summer he returned to cisalpine Gaul, supposing that the Gauls were totally subdued.

He himself went into cisalpine Gaul to attend to his duties as administrator, and to have communication with his friends at Rome.

cisalpine Gaul was that part where the inhabitants wore a sort of adaptation of the Roman toga.

He had established the cisalpine Republic, and conferred upon them a degree of liberty which for ages they had not enjoyed.

The various new republics of Lombardy were united and recognised under the general name of the cisalpine Republic.

The war in cisalpine Gaul did not cease with the departure of Hannibal.

The people of cisalpine Gaul, for instance, had no Druidic priesthood.

Word Value for Cisalpine
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