Definition of cismontane in US English:
cismontane
adjective sɪsˈmɑnˌteɪnsisˈmänˌtānsɪsˈmɑnˌteɪn
On this side of the mountains, especially the Alps.
Compare with cisalpine
Example sentencesExamples
- The study region falls within the cismontane region of central and southern California.
- In the 1990's a number of residential projects in cismontane oak savannahs and open mixed chaparral habitats are likely to endanger some back country populations of this inconspicuous annual.
- Three are resident in cismontane California and Baja California.
Definition of cismontane in US English:
cismontane
adjectivesisˈmänˌtānsɪsˈmɑnˌteɪn
On this side of the mountains, especially the Alps.
Compare with cisalpine
Example sentencesExamples
- Three are resident in cismontane California and Baja California.
- In the 1990's a number of residential projects in cismontane oak savannahs and open mixed chaparral habitats are likely to endanger some back country populations of this inconspicuous annual.
- The study region falls within the cismontane region of central and southern California.