Contiguous: meaning, definitions and examples

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contiguous

 

[ kษ™nหˆtษชษกjuษ™s ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

connected areas or things

Sharing a common border; touching; adjacent.

Synonyms

adjacent, adjoining, neighboring, touching

Examples of usage

  • The two countries share a contiguous border of over 3,000 kilometers.
  • The rooms in the house are arranged in a contiguous layout.

Translations

Translations of the word "contiguous" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น contรญguo

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเคจเฅเคจเคฟเคนเคฟเคค

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช zusammenhรคngend

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ bersebelahan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ััƒั†ั–ะปัŒะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ przylegล‚y

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ้€ฃ็ถšใ—ใŸ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท contigu

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ contiguo

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท bitiลŸik

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์—ฐ์†์ ์ธ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ุชุตู„

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ souvislรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ sรบvislรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่ฟž็ปญ็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ neprekinjen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ samfellt

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ั‚าฑั‚ะฐั

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ›แƒ˜แƒ›แƒ“แƒ”แƒ•แƒ แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ bitiลŸik

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ contiguo

Etymology

The word 'contiguous' originated from the Latin word 'contiguus', which means touching or bordering. The term has been used in English since the 17th century to describe things that are adjacent or connected. Over time, 'contiguous' has become widely used in various fields such as geography, mathematics, and urban planning to refer to areas or objects that are touching or share a common border.

Word Frequency Rank

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