contiguous

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adjective

1. very close or connected in space or time (Freq. 1)
- contiguous events
- immediate contact
- the immediate vicinity
- the immediate past
• Syn:
immediate
• Similar to:
close
• Derivationally related forms:
immediateness (for: immediate), contiguousness, contiguity
2. connecting without a break;
within a common boundary
- the 48 conterminous states
- the contiguous 48 states
• Syn:
conterminous
• Similar to:
connected
• Derivationally related forms:
contiguity
3. 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
• Syn:
adjacent, conterminous, neighboring
• Similar to:
connected
• Derivationally related forms:
contiguousness, contiguity, adjacency (for: adjacent)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  adjacent, conterminous, neighboring(a), immediate