adjacentadjective
uk/əˈdʒeɪ.sənt/us/əˈdʒeɪ.sənt/formalC2 very near, next to, or touching:
They work in adjacent buildings.
They lived in a house adjacent to the railway.
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- The spillover from the adjacent river flooded the lower fields.
- She took a knife and fork from an adjacent table.
- They took a boat trip and toured the southern coastline and adjacent islands.
- They found a lovely hotel adjacent to the sea front.
- The bus station is adjacent to the railway station.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Next to and beside
- abreast
- adjoining
- along
- alongside
- appose
- beside
- border
- contiguous
- coterminous
- elbow
- neighbouring
- next door
- on
- shoulder
- shoulder to shoulder idiom
- side
- surround
- to
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adjacency
noun [ C or U ] /əˈdʒeɪ.sən.si//əˈdʒeɪ.sən.si/
The statistics take word adjacency into account.