Conterminous Definition
conterminous
adjective
- connecting without a break; within a common boundary; "the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states"
- 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"
- being of equal extent or scope or duration
Words that rhyme with conterminous
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