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contiguous

con·ti·guous

UK/kənˈtɪɡ.ju.əs/ US/kənˈtɪɡ.jʉ.əs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

very close or connected in space or time

  • “contiguous events”
  • “immediate contact”
  • “the immediate vicinity”
  • “the immediate past”
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2.

connecting without a break; within a common boundary

  • “the 48 conterminous states”
  • “the contiguous 48 states”
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3.

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 Latin contiguus (“touching”) + -ous, from contingere (“to touch”); see contingent, contact, contagion.

Phrases

  • contiguous 48
  • contiguous United States

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