prefix [L. citrā adv. and prep., on this side (of), properly ablative fem. of citer adj., ‘hither’], as in Citracaucasian a., on this side of the Caucasus; Citramontane a., on this side of the mountains (opp. to ultramontane, q.v.). (Rarely used, CIS- being more usual.)
1855. Nat. Rev., July, 189. This citramontane bibliolatry … rivals the ultramontane ecclesiolatry.
1888. Scottish Leader, 20 March, 4. The whole Citracaucasian portion of Russia.
