contiguous
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con·tig·u·ous adjective \kən-ˈti-gyə-wəs, -gyü-əs\
Definition of CONTIGUOUS
1
: being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
2
of angles : adjacent 2
3
: next or near in time or sequence
4
: touching or connected throughout in an unbroken sequence <contiguous row houses>
— con·tig·u·ous·ly adverb
— con·tig·u·ous·ness noun
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Examples of CONTIGUOUS
<Connecticut and Massachusetts are contiguous states.>
And in the west, contiguous to Lebanon, was the mountain stronghold of Latakia … —Robert D. Kaplan, Atlantic, February 1993
Origin of CONTIGUOUS
Latin contiguus, from contingere to have contact with — more at contingent
First Known Use: circa 1609
Related to CONTIGUOUS
Synonyms: abutting, adjoining, bordering, conterminous, adjacent, flanking, flush, fringing, joining, juxtaposed, neighboring, skirting, touching, verging
Antonyms: nonadjacent, noncontiguous
See Synonym Discussion at adjacent
Rhymes with CONTIGUOUS
ambiguous, exiguous
con·tig·u·ous adjective \kən-ˈtig-yə-wəs\ (Medical Dictionary)
Medical Definition of CONTIGUOUS
: being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
—con·ti·gu·ity noun, plural con·ti·gu·it·ies
—con·tig·u·ous·ly adverb
