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adjacent
adjective
near or close to but not necessarily touching
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əˈdʒeɪ.sənt
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adjective
near or close to but not necessarily touching
“lands adjacent to the mountains”
adjective
nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
“had adjacent rooms”
adjective
having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
“Rhode Island has two bordering states: Massachusetts and Connecticut”
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lands adjacent to the mountains
New York and adjacent cities
had adjacent rooms
in the next room
the person sitting next to me
our rooms were side by side
Rhode Island has two bordering states: Massachusetts and Connecticut
the side of Germany conterminous with France
Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho
neighboring cities
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