contiguous

adjective
UK: /kənˈtɪɡ.ju.əs/
US: /kənˈtɪɡ.ju.əs/

  1. Next to or touching each other.

    1. The two houses are contiguous to each other.
    2. The park and the school grounds are contiguous, forming a large open space so children can play there.

  2. Used to describe things that are very close together or happen one after the other.

    1. That states are contiguous in the map.
    2. Five contiguous summer days of 100 degrees melted records across the southwest of US.

Synonyms

abutting proximate beside tangent adjoining juxtaposed alongside vicinal next meeting close peripheral adjacent

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "contiguous" in English means: Next to or touching each other., Used to describe things that are very close together or happen one after the other..

The phonetic transcription of "contiguous" is /kənˈtɪɡ.ju.əs/ in British English and /kənˈtɪɡ.ju.əs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "contiguous": abutting, proximate, beside, tangent, adjoining, juxtaposed, alongside, vicinal, next, meeting, close, peripheral, adjacent.

Example usage of "contiguous": "The two houses are contiguous to each other.". More examples on the page.