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contiguous
adjective
very close or connected in space or time
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 10
- Starts with
- C
- Ends with
- S
- Contains
- ONTIGUOU
- Scrabble score
- 13
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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Definitions
adjective
very close or connected in space or time
“contiguous events”
adjective
having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
“Rhode Island has two bordering states: Massachusetts and Connecticut”
adjective
connecting without a break; within a common boundary
“the 48 conterminous states”
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Example Sentences
contiguous events
immediate contact
the immediate vicinity
the immediate past
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
the 48 conterminous states
the contiguous 48 states
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