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adjoining

ad·joi·ning

US/əˈd͡ʒɔɪ.nɪŋ/ uncommon

adjective

1.

having a common boundary or edge; touching

  • “abutting lots”
  • “adjoining rooms”
  • “Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut”
  • “the side of Germany conterminous with France”
  • “Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho”
  • “neighboring cities”
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Origin

From Middle English ajoinen, from Old French ajoindre, (compare French adjoindre), from Latin adiungō (“join to”), formed from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + iungō (“join”).

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