Entry from British & World English dictionary
On the north side of the Thames bridges in London (originally the better-known side).
- Cross a bridge over the Thames and you were in the more respectable cispontine sector of London.
Mid 19th century: from cis- + Latin pons, pont- 'bridge'.
Words that rhyme with cispontinetranspontine
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Line breaks: cis|pon¦tine
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