contiguous

Meaning

1. (not-comparable) Connected; touching; abutting.
2. (not-comparable) Adjacent; neighboring.
3. (not-comparable) Connecting without a break.

Synonyms

adjacent

adjoining

neighbouring

neighboring

conterminous

near

vicinal

bordering

nearby

touching

abutting

immediate

placed near

juxtaposed

neighborhood

neighborly

neighbour

neighbourly

next

proximate

similar

solid

uniform

unimpeded

in contact

wakeless

very near

coadjacent

dwelling near

lying close

neigh-bouring

not distant

immediately successive

next in time

approximal

abut

attiguous

adjacency

adjoin

attached

border

coherent

connected

contextual

contiguity

continual

continuing

continuous

interfacing

Translations

contigu

contíguo

contiguo

contigu

angrenzend

contiguo

συνεχόμενος

inmediato

benachbart

attenant

attiguo

bitişik

voisin

zusammen

limitrofo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kənˈtɪɡ.ju.əs/

Etymology

From Latin contiguus (“touching”), from contingere (“to touch”); see contingent, contact, contagion.