Definitions
very close or connected in space or time
Word origin
From Latin contiguus (“touching”) + -ous, from contingere (“to touch”); see contingent, contact, contagion.
Used in a sentence
“[…] the usual quietness of the day, with us, was broken in upon by the shout of success from the pursuing boats, followed by vehement respondings from the contiguous ship.”
“the forty-eight contiguous states”
“Supposing three such houses to be contiguous to a central one, each separated from the latter by a straight wall.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Sharing a border”10 letters
02“Touching”10 letters
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