Contiguous - Definition

adj 1: very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous
events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity";
"the immediate past" [syn: contiguous, immediate]
2: connecting without a break; within a common boundary; "the 48
conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states" [syn:
conterminous, contiguous]
3: 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" [syn: adjacent, conterminous,
contiguous, neighboring(a)]