contiguous meaning and definition

CONTIGUOUS adjective

Definition of contiguous (adjective)

1. very close or connected in space or time
   • "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past"
   • synonyms: immediate
2. connecting without a break; within a common boundary
   • "the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states"
   • synonyms: conterminous
3. having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
   • "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