What is the meaning of contiguous?

Very close or connected in space or time.
- usage: "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past"
- synonyms: immediate
Connecting without a break; within a common boundary.
- usage: "the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states"
- synonyms: conterminous
Having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching.
- usage: "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities"
- synonyms: adjacent, conterminous, neighboring

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APA	WordNet. (2010). contiguous. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/contiguous/definitions/1171341
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MLA	WordNet. "contiguous" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/contiguous/definitions/1171341>

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