Associations to the word «Cisalpine»

Wiktionary

CISALPINE, adjective. On this side of the Alps (with respect to Rome, therefore the south side).
CISALPINE GAULISH, proper noun. The extinct language spoken in Cisalpine Gaul, now northern Italy.

Dictionary definition

CISALPINE, adjective. On the Italian or Roman side of the Alps; "ancient cisalpine Gaul included an area south and east of the Alps".

Wise words

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