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- Dictionarycon·tig·u·ous/kənˈtiɡyo͞oəs/
adjective
- 1. sharing a common border; touching: "the 48 contiguous states"
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1. : being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point. the 48 contiguous states. 2. of angles : adjacent sense 2. 3. : next or near in time or sequence. The fires were contiguous with the earthquake. 4. : touching or connected throughout in an unbroken sequence. contiguous row houses. contiguous vineyards. contiguously adverb.
CONTIGUOUS definition: 1. next to or touching another, usually similar, thing: 2. next to or touching another, usually…. Learn more.
Contiguous definition: touching; in contact.. See examples of CONTIGUOUS used in a sentence.
Use the adjective contiguous when you want to describe one thing touching another thing, or next to it but not actually touching.
3 meanings: 1. touching along the side or boundary; in contact 2. physically adjacent; neighbouring 3. preceding or following.... Click for more definitions.
CONTIGUOUS meaning: 1. next to or touching another, usually similar, thing: 2. next to or touching another, usually…. Learn more.
Definition of contiguous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Touching at the edge, at a point, or along a boundary. (US, geography) The contiguous continental states area of the United States of America, comprising 48 states in number, and the District of Columbia, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
1. touching along the side or boundary; in contact. 2. physically adjacent; neighbouring. 3. preceding or following in time. [C17: from Latin contiguus, from contingere to touch; see contact] contiguity, conˈtiguousness n. conˈtiguously adv.
Sep 2, 2024 · Connected; touching; abutting. Adjacent; neighboring. 1730–1774, Oliver Goldsmith, Introductory to Switzerland. Though poor the peasant’s hut, his feasts though small, He sees his little lot the lot of all; Sees no contiguous palace rear its head.
