Cisleithania

English

Etymology

From cis- +‎ Leithan +‎ -ia, referring to the parts of Austria-Hungary ruled by Austrian government in Vienna, which were mostly located before the river Leitha (from the Viennese perspective), as opposed to Transleithania, Hungarian parts of the empire, mostly located behind the river Leitha.

Proper noun

Cisleithania

1. (historical) The Austrian areas of Austria-Hungary
   • 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin, published 2013, page 67:

     Since there was no official language in Cisleithania (by contrast with the Kingdom of Hungary), there was no single official language of parliamentary procedure.

Coordinate terms

• Transleithania

Translations

areas of Austria-Hungary to the west of the River Leitha

• Czech: Předlitavsko (cs) n, Cislajtánie (cs) f
• French: Cisleithanie (fr) f
• German: Cisleithanien (de) n
• Portuguese: Cisleitânia f

Portuguese

Proper noun

Cisleithania f

1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Cisleitânia.