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noncontiguous

American  
[nahn-kuhn-ti-gyoo-uhs] / ˌnɑn kənˈtɪ gju əs /

adjective

  1. not contiguous.


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The autumn operation exposed flaws too: The land couldn’t accommodate all the vehicles, said Lemmermann, and it consisted of noncontiguous plots, forcing Rheinmetall to bus soldiers to and fro.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025

The federal judges said legislative districts containing disconnected “islands” of land were similar to towns that had been legally permitted to annex noncontiguous areas.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2023

So they were in a neighborhood tussle played away from the neighborhood, between countries with 11½ miles of noncontiguous border, vying so that one side might brag while boating through the Strait of Gibraltar.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2022

Afrin is noncontiguous with the much larger area to the east controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces in cooperation with the U.S. military.

From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2018

These were all changes coming from outside, but it next to be demonstrated that Spain herself did not hold her noncontiguous territories as sacred as she did her home dominions.

From Lineage, Life and Labors of José Rizal, Philippine Patriot by James Alexander Robertson

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