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English Dictionary: conterminous	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for conterminous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
conterminous adj connecting without a break; within a common boundary; "the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states" Synonym(s): conterminous, contiguous having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities" Synonym(s): adjacent, conterminous, contiguous, neighboring(a) being of equal extent or scope or duration Synonym(s): coextensive, coterminous, conterminous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Conterminous \Conter"minous\, a. [L. conterminus. Cf. {Conterminous}.] Having the same bounds, or limits; bordering upon; contiguous. This conformed so many of them as were conterminous to the colonies and garrisons, to the Roman laws. --Sir M. Hale.