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contiguous
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con·tig·u·ous  (kn-tgy-s)
adj.
1. Sharing an edge or boundary; touching.
2. Neighboring; adjacent.
3.
a. Connecting without a break: the 48 contiguous states.
b. Connected in time; uninterrupted: served two contiguous terms in office.

[From Latin contiguus, from contingere, contig-, to touch; see contact.]

con·tigu·ous·ly adv.
con·tigu·ous·ness n.

contiguous [kənˈtɪgjʊəs]
adj
1. touching along the side or boundary; in contact
2. physically adjacent; neighbouring
3. preceding or following in time
[from Latin contiguus, from contingere to touch; see contact]
contiguity  [ˌkɒntɪˈgjuːɪtɪ], contiguousness n
contiguously  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.contiguous - very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past"
close - at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships"
2.contiguous - connecting without a break; within a common boundary; "the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states"
connected - joined or linked together
3.contiguous - having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; "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"
connected - joined or linked together

contiguous
adjective (Formal) near, touching, bordering, neighbouring, beside, adjacent, in contact, adjoining, next door to, juxtaposed, abutting, next, juxtapositional The vineyards are virtually contiguous with those of Ausone.
Translations
contiguous [kənˈtɪgjʊəs] ADJcontiguo (to a)
contiguous [kənˈtɪgjuəs] adj (formal) (= adjacent, adjoining) → contigu/guë
to be contiguous with sth → être contigu/guë à qch, être attenant(e) à qch
contiguous
adj (form)aneinandergrenzend, sich berührend; (in time) → (unmittelbar) aufeinanderfolgend; the estates are contiguousdie Grundstücke grenzen aneinander; contiguous cull (of cattle) → Keulung f


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