Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
CONTIGUOUS
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
Etymology
Adjective
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
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SALTWORT
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