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Meaning of 'contiguous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Contiguous [ a.]
- In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining.

Meaning of 'contiguous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . contiguous [ s]
Meaning (1):
- very close or connected in space or time
Example in sentence:
  • contiguous events;
  • immediate contact;
  • the immediate past;
  • the immediate vicinity
Meaning (2):
- having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
Example in sentence:
  • neighboring cities;
  • Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Connecticut;
  • the side of Germany conterminous with France;
  • Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho
Meaning (3):
- connecting without a break; within a common boundary
Example in sentence:
  • the 48 conterminous states;
  • the contiguous 48 states

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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