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 February 2025
(noun) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; “he wrote the manual on car care”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
