contiguous, immediate
(adjective) very close or connected in space or time; “contiguous events”; “immediate contact”; “the immediate vicinity”; “the immediate past”
adjacent, conterminous, contiguous, neighboring
(adjective) having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; “Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Connecticut”; “the side of Germany conterminous with France”; “Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho”; “neighboring cities”
conterminous, contiguous
(adjective) connecting without a break; within a common boundary; “the 48 conterminous states”; “the contiguous 48 states”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
contiguous (not comparable)
Connected; touching; abutting.
Adjacent; neighboring.
Connecting without a break.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*tig"u*ous, a. Etym: [L. contiguus; akin to contigere to touch on all sides. See Contingent.]
Definition: In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining. The two halves of the paper did not appear fully divided . . . but seemed contiguous at one of their angles. Sir I. Newton. Sees no contiguous palace rear its head. Goldsmith. Contiguous angles. See Adjacent angles, under Angle.
Syn.
– Adjoining; adjacent. See Adjacent. - Con*tig"u*ous*ly, adv.
– Con*tig"u*ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 January 2025
(noun) an extinct reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a bird-like beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
