cispontine

English

Etymology

cis- + Latin pōns

Adjective

cispontine (not comparable)

  1. On this side of the bridge (or bridges).
    Antonym: transpontine
    • 1882, The Theatre: A Monthly Review and Magazine, page 35:
      Blood and thunder melodrama was once transpontine : it is now cispontine. It has crossed the Thames, and come over the bridges.

Usage notes

  • In London, refers to the parts north of the Thames.

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