Complete Definition of "contiguous"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/k�n�tɪgju�s/, SAMPA|/k@n"tIgju@s/
Hyphenation: con·tig·u·ous

Adjective
en-adj|-

  1. connected|Connected, touching, abutting.
  2. adjacent, neighboring
  3. connecting without a break.

#:The forty-eight contiguous states.
#:Supposing three such houses to be contiguous to a central one, each separated from the latter by a straight wall -- A Study of Pueblo Pottery as Illustrative of Zuñi Culture Growth, Frank Hamilton Cushing, 1886

Translations
;Connected
Icelandic: aðlægur m, aðlæg f, aðlægt n; samlægur m, samlæg f, samlægt n, samliggjandi mfn

;Adjacent
Icelandic: aðlægur m, aðlæg f, aðlægt n; samlægur m, samlæg f, samlægt n, samliggjandi mfn

;Connecting
Icelandic: samlægur m, samlæg f, samlægt n, samliggjandi mfn

See also
conterminous

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