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| 1. | [ adjective ] very close or connected in space or time | |
| Synonyms: | immediate | |
| Examples: | "contiguous events" "immediate contact" "the immediate vicinity" "the immediate past" |
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| Related terms: | close | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] connecting without a break; within a common boundary | |
| Synonyms: | conterminous | |
| Examples: | "the 48 conterminous states" "the contiguous 48 states" |
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| Related terms: | connected | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] having a common boundary or edge; touching | |
| Synonyms: | adjoining adjacent bordering conterminous neighboring abutting | |
| Examples: | "abutting lots" "adjoining rooms" "Rhode Island has two bordering states Massachusetts and Connecticut" "the side of Germany conterminous with France" "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho" |
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| Related terms: | connected | |
| Similar spelling: |
contagious contagiously contiguity contacting Contois contagion contuse |
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