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cisatlantic

/sis-uht-lan-tik/US // ˌsɪs ətˈlæn tɪk //

顺大西洋

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : on this side of the Atlantic.

Examples

  • Both preferred a continental to an insular manner of life, a cisatlantic to a transatlantic place of residence.

  • She had searched in vain for a cisatlantic equivalent, but could not get hold of one.

  • The language of the excellent Mary Ellen, for instance, comes to me with a distinct cisatlantic sound.

  • Let us give moral aid and comfort to the campaign, Cisatlantic and Transatlantic, against the steam-whistle.

  • America did not become a cisatlantic Britain, as some of the colonial adventurers had hoped.