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Adjective: contiguous  kun'tigyoous
  1. Very close or connected in space or time
    "contiguous events"
    - immediate
     
  2. Connecting without a break; within a common boundary
    "the contiguous 48 states"
    - conterminous
     
  3. Having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
    "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"
    - adjacent, conterminous, neighboring [US], neighbouring [Brit, Cdn]

See also: close, connected, contiguousness

Encyclopedia: Contiguous