CONTIGUOUS

(adj.) very close or connected in space or time
"contiguous events", "immediate contact", "the immediate vicinity", "the immediate past"
synonyms : immediate
The two contiguous events formed a pattern. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
"Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut", "the side of Germany conterminous with France", "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho", "neighboring cities"
synonyms : adjacent , conterminous , neighboring
India is adjacent to both Pakistan and China. -added by priyavanjeri
India is both contiguous and conterminous to Nepal, China and Bhutan. -added by priyavanjeri
(adj.) connecting without a break; within a common boundary
"the 48 conterminous states", "the contiguous 48 states"
synonyms : conterminous
The country was formed out of the 48 contiguous states. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for contiguous

(Tag: ) Each state in the United States is touching/adjacent to another; they are all continous, which sounds similar to contiguous
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(Tag: ) rhymes with continuous.. to be continuous you gotta be contiguous
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(Tag: ) sounds like CONTAGIOUS..contagious disease is a disease caused when you are CONNECTED with people and CONTIGUOUS also means connected !!!!!!!!
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(Tag: ) CONTIGUOUS= countrys together
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(Tag: ) "in close proximity"-Something has to be CONTIGUOUS to be CONTAGIOUS!!
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