Located on this side of the Rhine River; historically used to describe territories west of the Rhine in Europe.
From Latin 'cis-' (on this side) plus 'Rhenane,' relating to the Rhine (Rhenus in Latin). Used in medieval and modern European political geography.
The Rhine River was the line between 'us' and 'them' for over a thousand years—'cisrhenane' territories were safer and more developed, while 'transrhenane' lands were barbarian territories that Europeans feared and coveted in equal measure.
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