contiguous

[ kuhn-tig-yoo-uhs ]

/ kənˈtɪg yu əs /

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adjective

touching; in contact.

in close proximity without actually touching; near.

adjacent in time: contiguous events.

Nearby words

contextualism, contextualize, contexture, contg., contiguity, contiguous, contin., continence, continent, continental, continental army

Origin of contiguous

1605–15; < Latin contiguus bordering upon, equivalent to con- con- + tig- (variant stem of -tingere, combining form of tangere to touch; see tangent, contingent, contact) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; cf. -ous, continuous

SYNONYMS FOR contiguous

1 bordering, adjoining, abutting.

2 adjacent.

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Related forms

con·tig·u·ous·ly, adverbcon·tig·u·ous·ness, nounnon·con·tig·u·ous, adjectivenon·con·tig·u·ous·ly, adverb

non·con·tig·u·ous·ness, nounun·con·tig·u·ous, adjectiveun·con·tig·u·ous·ly, adverbun·con·tig·u·ous·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for contiguous

Since the U.S. Constitution mandates that states be contiguous, Moffat County would just sign up with Wyoming.
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The Award is limited to Delta Airlines destinations within the 48 contiguous US states and Canada.
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Even the accepted US formula for two states: “a secure Israel alongside a viable, contiguous Palestine” is humiliating.
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There are only 22 million people in an area about the size of the contiguous 48 States of the United States.
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There are only 22 million people in Australia—an area about the size of the contiguous 48 States of the United States.
Deadly Boat Disaster Rattles Australia's Conscience|Raymond Bonner|December 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
On the whole, however, it is probable that the Gauls occupied the contiguous regions.
Old English Chronicles|Various
They are frequently met with in Libya, and there are three contiguous to Egypt, and dependent upon it.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)|Strabo
The officers did the same, some leaving their posts to assist the fight at a contiguous place, others returning to the town.
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For this attraction to exist, the particles must be contiguous.
Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained|Jane Haldimand Marcet and Thomas P. Jones
Her estates were contiguous to the bishop's manors in Huntingdonshire, and frequent disputes arose about their boundaries.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely|W. D. Sweeting

British Dictionary definitions for contiguous

contiguous

/ (kənˈtɪɡjʊəs) /

adjective

touching along the side or boundary; in contact

physically adjacent; neighbouring

preceding or following in time

Derived Forms

contiguity (ˌkɒntɪˈɡjuːɪtɪ) or contiguousness, nouncontiguously, adverb

Word Origin for contiguous

C17: from Latin contiguus, from contingere to touch; see contact

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Medicine definitions for contiguous

contiguous

[ kən-tĭg′yōō-əs ]

adj.

Sharing an edge or boundary; touching.

Neighboring; adjacent.

Related forms

con•tig′u•ous•ness n.