Complete Definition of "conterminous"

English
Alternative spellings
coterminous

Adjective
en-adj-notcomp

  1. (of property leases) linked or related and expiring together
  2. (of geographical regions or properties) having matching boundaries; or, adjoining and sharing a boundary

#:New York's borough of Brooklyn and Kings County are conterminous.
#:To get a building warrant he had to show the plans to "conterminous proprietors", neighbours with whom his property shared a boundary.

  1. having the same scope, range of meaning, or extent in time
  2. meeting end to end or at the ends

Translations
;linked
Icelandic: samlægur m, samlæg f, samlægt n

;having matching boundaries
Icelandic: með sameiginleg landamæri; sem liggur innan einna og sömu landamæra; samlægur m, samlæg f, samlægt n

ru:conterminous
vi:conterminous
zh:conterminous

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