adjoining

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Being in contact at some point or line; joining to.

   an adjoining room

2. 2
   verb

   present participle and gerund of adjoin

Etymology

From Middle English ajoinen, from Old French ajoindre, (compare French adjoindre), from Latin adiungō (“join to”), formed from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + iungō (“join”).