Cisatlantic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- sĭsătlănʹtĭk (Received-Pronunciation)
- /sɪsætˈlæntɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From cis- (“on this side”) + Atlantic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Situated on the same side of the Atlantic Ocean.
I was much struck with a communication, which, in lack of perspicuity as well as pomp of language it would puzzle our cisatlantic writers to exceed.
1809, Oliver Oldschool, editor, The Port Folio, volume III, page 46:Society to-day, trans-Atlantic and cis-Atlantic, very much needs more royal marriages.
1798, Thomas De Witt Talmage, Around the Tea-Table, page 190:This well directed liberality and the vigilance and ability of the Cisatlantic defenders of Christianity.
1805, The Literary Miscellany, volume I, page 47:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cisatlantic | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cis-Atlantic | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Transatlantic (antonym(s) of “situated on the same side of the Atlantic Ocean”)