contiguous

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /kənˈtɪɡjuəs/ UK /kənˈtɪɡjuəs/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
sharing a common border; touching or adjacent

The two contiguous states share a long river boundary.

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Synonyms

1 adj · sharing a common border;... adjacent adjoining abutting bordering neighboring touchingconterminous

Opposites

separate detached distant remotenoncontiguous

Word family

Derived forms contiguouslycontiguousnesscontiguity

Related forms contact contingent tangent

Etymology

From Latin contiguus ('touching, bordering'), from contingere ('to touch, border on'), from con- ('together') + tangere ('to touch').

contiguus Latin tangere Latin *tag- Proto-Indo-European

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# contiguous

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** kənˈtɪɡjuəs
**IPA (UK):** kənˈtɪɡjuəs

## Meanings
1. sharing a common border; touching or adjacent

## Examples
- The two contiguous states share a long river boundary.

## Synonyms
- adjacent
- adjoining
- abutting
- bordering
- neighboring
- touching
- conterminous

## Antonyms
- separate
- detached
- distant
- remote
- noncontiguous

## Derived Forms
- contiguously
- contiguousness
- contiguity

## Related Forms
- contact
- contingent
- tangent

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: contiguus
- Root: tangere
- Root: *tag-

## Etymology
From Latin contiguus ('touching, bordering'), from contingere ('to touch, border on'), from con- ('together') + tangere ('to touch').

## AI Etymology
Contiguous is from Latin contiguus ('touching, bordering'), from contingere ('to touch, border on'), from con- ('together') + tangere ('to touch'). Important recorded forms include contiguus (Latin), tangere (Latin), and *tag- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers sharing a common border; touching or adjacent. The wider family includes derived forms such as contiguously, contiguousness, and contiguity and related words such as contact, contingent, and tangent.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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