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    con·tig·u·ous
    [kənˈtiɡyəwəs]
    adjective
    contiguous (adjective)
    1. sharing a common border; touching:
      "the 48 contiguous states"
      • next or together in sequence:
        "five hundred contiguous dictionary entries"
    Origin
    early 16th century: from Latin contiguus ‘touching’, from the verb contingere ‘be in contact, befall’ (see contingent), + -ous.
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    adjective
    1. sharing a common border; touching:
      adjacent
      neighboring
      adjoining
      bordering
      next-door
      abutting
      joining
      connecting
      meeting
      touching
      proximate
      near
      nearby
      close
      conterminous
      vicinal
      in contact
      Opposite:
      distant
     
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    What are things that are contiguous?
    Things that are contiguous are next to each other or touch each other. [formal] [...] Fill in the blank with the correct answer. I lent some money ______ my friend. Click to learn more. Love grammar? You can access the full Collins Easy Learning English Grammar . Well done! • near, touching, bordering, neighbouring [...]

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    What is the difference between contiguous and continuous?
    To writers not exactly sure of their differences, the words contiguous and continuous can be a bit confusing. They have similar sounds, and they are only one letter apart from one another. Substitute the “g” in contiguous or the “n” in continuous, and the words now have the same spellings.

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    How do you use contiguous in a sentence?
    Use the adjective contiguous when you want to describe one thing touching another thing, or next to it but not actually touching. Things that are contiguous are near or next to but not actually touching and yet they are also defined as "touching, sharing a border."

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    What is the difference between adjacent and contiguous?
    adjacent, adjoining, contiguous, juxtaposed mean being in close proximity. adjacent may or may not imply contact but always implies absence of anything of the same kind in between. adjoining definitely implies meeting and touching at some point or line. contiguous implies having contact on all or most of one side.

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    What does contiguous mean?
    The meaning of CONTIGUOUS is being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point. How to use contiguous in a sentence. Did you know?

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    What is a contiguous state?
    (US, geography) The contiguous continental states area of the United States of America, comprising 48 states in number, and the District of Columbia, excluding Alaska and Hawaii. From Latin contiguus (“touching”), from contingere (“to touch”); see contingent, contact, contagion. It is an urban district together with contiguous rural territory.

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    Contiguous means next to each other or touching each other. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, collocations and usage of contiguous with examples from Collins English Dictionary.

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