cisleithan
adjective
cis·lei·than
\(ˈ)si¦slīthən\
Definition of cisleithan
: situated on this especially the western or Austrian side of the Leitha river
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Origin and Etymology of cisleithan
modification of German zisleithanisch, from zis- cis- + Leitha, river in eastern Austria + German -anisch (from Latin -anus -ane + German -isch -ish)
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