contiguous

adjective

con·tig·u·ous kən-ˈti-gyə-wəs How to pronounce contiguous (audio)

-gyü-əs

: being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point

the 48 contiguous states

of angles : adjacent sense 2

: next or near in time or sequence

The fires were contiguous with the earthquake.

: touching or connected throughout in an unbroken sequence

contiguous row houses

contiguous vineyards

contiguously adverb

contiguousness noun

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You probably won't be surprised to learn that the word contact is a relative of contiguous, but would you believe that contagion and contingent are too? All of those words derive from the Latin contingere, meaning "to have contact with." The words contact and contiguous are fairly easy to connect with contingere, but what of the other two? In its early use, contingent was a synonym of "touching," and if you remember that touching something can pollute it (and that another meaning of contingere was "to pollute"), then contagion logically ties in, too.

Example Sentences

And in the west, contiguous to Lebanon, was the mountain stronghold of Latakia …

Robert D. Kaplan, Atlantic, February 1993 The Santa Monica Mountains, a sort of foot-note to the big contiguous ranges, stood off to the southwest of us, discrete and small.

John McPhee, New Yorker, 26 Sept. 1988 'I've had my men looking into the land situation … and they think they could get us an additional thirty thousand acres, not all of it contiguous but we might make some trades.'

James A. Michener, Texas, 1985 Connecticut and Massachusetts are contiguous states.

Recent Examples on the Web With three contiguous restaurants in the quaint Ann Arbor-adjacent village it’s named after, The Dixboro Project boasts a full range of dining styles.

Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2022 Just two years ago, the park property was part of the out-of-service Marble Cliff Quarry, one of the oldest contiguous quarries in Ohio, established in 1840.

Amelia Arvesen, Outside Online, 7 Sep. 2022 The three contiguous lots are at the northwest corner of I-77 and Ohio 82, at the end of Treeworth Boulevard, just north and east of Giant Eagle and GetGo.

Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2022 Because of their rotary recording surfaces, hard drives work best with larger files that are laid down in contiguous blocks.

PCMAG, 26 Aug. 2022 The land is what’s left of a larger contiguous city parcel of about 400 acres known as Macario Canyon.

Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022 Delivery is available to the contiguous United States.

Amy Fischer Ms, Rd, Good Housekeeping, 26 Aug. 2022 The new study is the first to list and assess the health of all 881 tree species native to the contiguous United States — an achievement in and of itself, Westwood said, because conservation research rarely focuses on plants.

Sarah Kaplan, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2022 The county is also the largest in the contiguous United States with 20,068 square miles and could fit New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, and Rhode Island within its borders.

Martin Estacio, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2022 See More

contiguous

adjective

as in adjacent

having a border in common Connecticut and Massachusetts are contiguous states

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adjacent
adjoining
neighboring
bordering
united
abutting
closest
conterminous
flanking
juxtaposed
attached
touching
joining
skirting
close
verging
nearest
connected
surrounding
fringing
linked
connecting
nearby
flush
near
enclosing
interconnecting
fencing
approximate
encircling
communicating
bounding
encompassing
peripheral
marginal
nigh
immediate
circumjacent
joined
embracing
next-door
tangential
inclosing
tangent
ambient
rimming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

noncontiguous
nonadjacent
separate
discrete
single
isolated
apart
unconnected
detached
distant
unlinked
isolate
unattached
disconnected
removed
farthest
remote
discontinuous
far
noncontinuous
divided
faraway
away
free-standing
split
resolved
severed
disjoined
dissociated
disunited
dissevered
broken up
sundered
ramified
far-off
divorced
uncoupled
parted
unyoked

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of contiguous are adjacent, adjoining, and juxtaposed. While all these words mean "being in close proximity," contiguous implies having contact on all or most of one side.

offices in all 48 contiguous states

While in some cases nearly identical to contiguous, adjacent may or may not imply contact but always implies absence of anything of the same kind in between.

a house with an adjacent garage

While the synonyms adjoining and contiguous are close in meaning, adjoining definitely implies meeting and touching at some point or line.

had adjoining rooms at the hotel

The words juxtaposed and contiguous can be used in similar contexts, but juxtaposed means placed side by side especially so as to permit comparison and contrast.

a skyscraper juxtaposed to a church

单词	contiguous
释义	contiguous adjective con·tig·u·ous kən-ˈti-gyə-wəs -gyü-əs 1 : being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point the 48 contiguous states 2 of angles : adjacent sense 2 3 : next or near in time or sequence The fires were contiguous with the earthquake. 4 : touching or connected throughout in an unbroken sequence contiguous row houses contiguous vineyards contiguously adverb contiguousness noun Did you know? You probably won't be surprised to learn that the word contact is a relative of contiguous, but would you believe that contagion and contingent are too? All of those words derive from the Latin contingere, meaning "to have contact with." The words contact and contiguous are fairly easy to connect with contingere, but what of the other two? In its early use, contingent was a synonym of "touching," and if you remember that touching something can pollute it (and that another meaning of contingere was "to pollute"), then contagion logically ties in, too. Synonyms abutting adjacent adjoining bordering conterminous flanking flush fringing joining juxtaposed neighboring skirting touching verging See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences And in the west, contiguous to Lebanon, was the mountain stronghold of Latakia … Robert D. Kaplan, Atlantic, February 1993 The Santa Monica Mountains, a sort of foot-note to the big contiguous ranges, stood off to the southwest of us, discrete and small. John McPhee, New Yorker, 26 Sept. 1988 'I've had my men looking into the land situation … and they think they could get us an additional thirty thousand acres, not all of it contiguous but we might make some trades.' James A. Michener, Texas, 1985 Connecticut and Massachusetts are contiguous states. Recent Examples on the Web With three contiguous restaurants in the quaint Ann Arbor-adjacent village it’s named after, The Dixboro Project boasts a full range of dining styles. Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2022 Just two years ago, the park property was part of the out-of-service Marble Cliff Quarry, one of the oldest contiguous quarries in Ohio, established in 1840. Amelia Arvesen, Outside Online, 7 Sep. 2022 The three contiguous lots are at the northwest corner of I-77 and Ohio 82, at the end of Treeworth Boulevard, just north and east of Giant Eagle and GetGo. Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2022 Because of their rotary recording surfaces, hard drives work best with larger files that are laid down in contiguous blocks. PCMAG, 26 Aug. 2022 The land is what’s left of a larger contiguous city parcel of about 400 acres known as Macario Canyon. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022 Delivery is available to the contiguous United States. Amy Fischer Ms, Rd, Good Housekeeping, 26 Aug. 2022 The new study is the first to list and assess the health of all 881 tree species native to the contiguous United States — an achievement in and of itself, Westwood said, because conservation research rarely focuses on plants. Sarah Kaplan, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2022 The county is also the largest in the contiguous United States with 20,068 square miles and could fit New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, and Rhode Island within its borders. Martin Estacio, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Latin contiguus "adjacent, neighboring" (from contig-, variant stem of contingere "to be in contact with" + -uus, deverbal adjective suffix) + -ous — more at contingent entry 1 First Known Use circa 1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition contiguous adjective con·tig·u·ous kən-ˈtig-yə-wəs : being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point contiguous adjective as in adjacent having a border in common Connecticut and Massachusetts are contiguous states Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance adjacent adjoining neighboring bordering united abutting closest conterminous flanking juxtaposed attached touching joining skirting close verging nearest connected surrounding fringing linked connecting nearby flush near enclosing interconnecting fencing approximate encircling communicating bounding encompassing peripheral marginal nigh immediate circumjacent joined embracing next-door tangential inclosing tangent ambient rimming Antonyms & Near Antonyms noncontiguous nonadjacent separate discrete single isolated apart unconnected detached distant unlinked isolate unattached disconnected removed farthest remote discontinuous far noncontinuous divided faraway away free-standing split resolved severed disjoined dissociated disunited dissevered broken up sundered ramified far-off divorced uncoupled parted unyoked See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of contiguous are adjacent, adjoining, and juxtaposed. While all these words mean "being in close proximity," contiguous implies having contact on all or most of one side. offices in all 48 contiguous states While in some cases nearly identical to contiguous, adjacent may or may not imply contact but always implies absence of anything of the same kind in between. a house with an adjacent garage While the synonyms adjoining and contiguous are close in meaning, adjoining definitely implies meeting and touching at some point or line. had adjoining rooms at the hotel The words juxtaposed and contiguous can be used in similar contexts, but juxtaposed means placed side by side especially so as to permit comparison and contrast. a skyscraper juxtaposed to a church
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