Meanings
- historicalThe Austrian areas of Austria-Hungary
Since there was no official language in Cisleithania (by contrast with the Kingdom of Hungary), there was no single official language of parliamentary procedure.
2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin, published 2013, page 67
Origin
From Cisleithan + -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.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech Předlitavsko, Cislajtánie
- Předlitavskoareas of Austria-Hungary to the west of the River Leitha
- Cislajtánieareas of Austria-Hungary to the west of the River Leitha
French Cisleithanie
- Cisleithanieareas of Austria-Hungary to the west of the River Leitha
German Cisleithanien
- Cisleithanienareas of Austria-Hungary to the west of the River Leitha
Portuguese Cisleitânia
- Cisleitâniaareas of Austria-Hungary to the west of the River Leitha
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Cisleithania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cisleithania
“Cisleithania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cisleithania. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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