contiguous

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /kənˈtɪgjuəs/
• SAMPA: /k@n"tIgju@s/
• Hyphenation: con‧tig‧u‧ous

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Adjective

Positive contiguous

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. If something is contiguous, it is connected; it is touching something else.
2. If something is contiguous, it is next to something else; it is adjacent to something else.
3. If something is contiguous, it is connecting to something else without a break.

   48 of the states in the United States are contiguous.

Synonyms

• (connected): connected, touching
• (next to): adjacent

Related words

• contiguity
• contiguously
• contiguousness