contiguousadjective
uk/kənˈtɪɡ.ju.əs/us/kənˈtɪɡ.ju.əs/formalnext to or touching another, usually similar, thing:
The two states are contiguous with/to each other, but the laws are quite different.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Next to and beside
- abreast
- adjacent
- adjoining
- along
- alongside
- at sb's elbow idiom
- beside
- border
- coterminous
- elbow
- neighbouring
- next door
- on
- shoulder
- shoulder to shoulder idiom
- side
- surround
- to
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contiguity
noun [ U ] uk/ˌkɒn.tɪˈɡjuː.ə.ti/us/ˌkɑːn.t̬əˈɡjuː.ə.t̬i/