contiguous

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  1. adjective Sharing an edge or boundary; touching.
  2. adjective Neighboring; adjacent.
  3. adjective Connecting without a break: the 48 contiguous states.
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  • There are no proven telepathic races of any kind anywhere in the Commonwealth, the Empire, or our contiguous borders. —  Flinx In Flux
  • I couldn't have gone on, stayed in the business, if I'd really believed that some prank I pulled as a kid cost a guy his life. —  Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
  • Can you hear all right, Chris, the traffic's heavy here. " —  Noble House
  • Stile knew the —  Juxtaposition
  • It's always Sam. —  Dawn's Wicked Stepsister
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. From Latin contiguus, from contingere, contig-, to touch; see contact.

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  1. = French contigu = Spanish Portuguese Italian contiguo, from Latin contiguus, touching, from contingere (contig-), touch: see contingent, contact, contagion.
 

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/kənˈtɪgjuəs/
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