US /əˈd͡ʒoɪn/ UK /əˈd͡ʒɔɪn/
verb adj Freq #165159

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    To be next to and touching something else.

    Their garden adjoins ours, so we often chat over the fence.

  2. 2
    verb

    To be connected to or share a boundary with another area.

    Canada adjoins the United States along a very long border.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to be next to and touching... bordercontact
2 verb · to be connected to or share... border
Word family
Forms adjoinedadjoins
Derived forms adjoinedlyadjoining
Related forms adjunction

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman adjoindre, from Latin adiungō.

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