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English Dictionary: contiguous	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for contiguous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
contiguous adj very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past" Synonym(s): contiguous, immediate 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)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Contiguous \Contig"uous\, a. [L. contiguus; akin to contigere to touch on all sides. See {Contingent}.] In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining. The two halves of the paper did not appear fully divided . . . but seemed contiguous at one of their angles. --Sir I. Newton. Sees no contiguous palace rear its head. --Goldsmith. {Contiguous angles}. See {Adjacent angles}, under {Angle}. Syn: Adjoining; adjacent. See {Adjacent}. -- {Contig"uously}, adv. -- {Contig"uousness}, n.