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adjective
- 1. sharing a common border; touching: "the Southern Ocean is contiguous with the Atlantic"
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adjective. formal uk / kənˈtɪɡ.ju.əs / us / kənˈtɪɡ.ju.əs / Add to word list. next to or touching another, usually similar, thing: contiguous with/to The two states are contiguous with/to each other, but the laws are quite different. Synonym. neighbouring UK. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. at the side of. beside Come sit beside me.
1. : being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point. the 48 contiguous states. 2. of angles : adjacent sense 2. 3. : next or near in time or sequence. The fires were contiguous with the earthquake. 4. : touching or connected throughout in an unbroken sequence. contiguous row houses. contiguous vineyards. contiguously adverb.
Contiguous definition: touching; in contact.. See examples of CONTIGUOUS used in a sentence.
CONTIGUOUS meaning: 1. next to or touching another, usually similar, thing: 2. next to or touching another, usually…. Learn more.
3 meanings: 1. touching along the side or boundary; in contact 2. physically adjacent; neighbouring 3. preceding or following.... Click for more definitions.
Use the adjective contiguous when you want to describe one thing touching another thing, or next to it but not actually touching.
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·tig′u·ous·ly adv. con·tig′u·ous·ness n.
Definition of contiguous adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Touching at the edge, at a point, or along a boundary. (US, geography) The contiguous continental states area of the United States of America, comprising 48 states in number, and the District of Columbia, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
contiguous meaning, definition, what is contiguous: next to something, or next to each other...: Learn more.
