Get to know Cisalpine better with 6 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like ultramontane.
Cisalpine in a sentence
Cisalpine meaning
- On this side of the Alps (chiefly the south side where Rome is located).
- Alternative letter-case form of Cisalpine (“of or pertaining to Gallicanism, the doctrine that the church of France is autonomous, especially in relation to the pope; or cisalpinism, a movement in 18th–19th century Britain among Roman Catholics which took the view that allegiance to the Crown was compatible with allegiance to the pope”).
Synonyms of Cisalpine
Using Cisalpine
- The main meaning on this page is: On this side of the Alps (chiefly the south side where Rome is located). | Alternative letter-case form of Cisalpine (“of or pertaining to Gallicanism, the doctrine that the church of France is autonomous, especially in relation to the pope; or cisalpinism, a movement in 18th–19th century Britain among Roman Catholics which took the view that allegiance to the Crown was compatible with allegiance to the pope”).
- Useful related words include: ultramontane, cismontane.
- In the example corpus, cisalpine often appears in combinations such as: the cisalpine, cisalpine republic.
Context around Cisalpine
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cisalpine
- In this selection, "cisalpine" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sees, controlled, republic, gaulish and celtic stand out and add context to how "cisalpine" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include eska sees cisalpine gaulish as and french controlled cisalpine republic accepted. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cisalpine" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cisalpine
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Eska sees Cisalpine Gaulish as more akin to Lepontic than to Transalpine Gaulish. (13 words)
It seems likely that Celtiberian split off before Cisalpine Celtic, but the evidence for this is not robust. (18 words)
In January 1797, the newly created French-controlled Cisalpine Republic accepted Dąbrowski's offer and a Polish legion was formed. (20 words)
His two duchies became the Cispadane Republic which one year later was merged into the Cisalpine Republic and then into the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy. (25 words)
War against Rome In the second half of the 3rd century BC, the Boii allied with the other Cisalpine Gauls and the Etruscans against Rome. (25 words)
This makes it much more likely that the Cisalpine Boii had actually originated from Bohemia rather than the other way round. (21 words)
Example sentences (6)
Eska sees Cisalpine Gaulish as more akin to Lepontic than to Transalpine Gaulish.
His two duchies became the Cispadane Republic which one year later was merged into the Cisalpine Republic and then into the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy.
In January 1797, the newly created French-controlled Cisalpine Republic accepted Dąbrowski's offer and a Polish legion was formed.
It seems likely that Celtiberian split off before Cisalpine Celtic, but the evidence for this is not robust.
This makes it much more likely that the Cisalpine Boii had actually originated from Bohemia rather than the other way round.
War against Rome In the second half of the 3rd century BC, the Boii allied with the other Cisalpine Gauls and the Etruscans against Rome.
Common combinations with cisalpine
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: