Located on this side of the Andes Mountains, usually referring to areas in South America.
From Latin 'cis-' meaning on this side of, plus 'Andine' referring to the Andes. Parallel to 'cisalpine,' this geographical term distinguishes one side of a major mountain range.
Just as Romans needed 'cisalpine,' geographers dealing with South America created 'cisandine' to describe territory on one side of another massive mountain barrier, showing how geography literally shapes our language.
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