contiguous

Pronunciation

• (US) (UK) IPA ^(key): /kənˈtɪɡ.ju.əs/
• (AU) IPA ^(key): /kənˈtɪɡ.jʉ.əs/

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• Hyphenation: con‧tig‧u‧ous

Adjective

Positive contiguous

Comparative none

Superlative none

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

   48 of the states in the United States are contiguous.

Related words

• contiguity
• contiguously
• contiguousness