adjoining

American

[uh-joi-ning] / əˈdʒɔɪ nɪŋ /

adjective

being in contact at some point or line; located next to another; bordering; contiguous.

the adjoining room; a row of adjoining town houses.

adjoining British

/ əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ /

adjective

being in contact; connected or neighbouring

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Related Words

Adjoining, adjacent, bordering all mean near or close to something. Adjoining implies touching, having a common point or line: an adjoining yard. Adjacent implies being nearby or next to something else: all the adjacent houses; adjacent angles. Bordering means having a common boundary with something: the farm bordering on the river.

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of adjoining

First recorded in 1485–95; adjoin + -ing ²

Example Sentences

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The calves at the ranch appear to live in adjoining pens outside, under one metal roof.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The couple plan to keep a smaller house on an adjoining 36-acre property, currently used as a rental, though they are open to selling it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Julian lords over not one but two swanky adjoining townhouses stuffed with antiques.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Two patients were taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow and two to the adjoining Royal Hospital for Children.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

They walk a short way down an adjoining passageway, layers of mud sticking to Bailey’s formerly shiny shoes.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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