adjoining

C1 Topic:House & Home
US /əˈd͡ʒoɪ.nɪŋ/ UK /əˈd͡ʒɔɪ.nɪŋ/
adj verb Freq #24751

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Next to and touching something else; sharing a wall or boundary.

    We booked two adjoining rooms so the children could stay close to us.

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Synonyms
1 adj · next to and touching... adjacentborderingcontiguous
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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”).

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