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Contiguous – sharing a common border; touching

(Pronounced kuhn-tih-gyoo-uhs)

To remember the definition of the word contiguous, use the following mnemonic:

The fact about these two continents is unambiguous (contiguous); they definitely share a common border.

The fact about these two continents is unambiguous (contiguous); they definitely share a common border.

 

Examples of contiguous in a sentence

No other farms are contiguous with mine.

Because the bar is contiguous to the pool, you can stay in the water to order a drink. 

The escaped prisoner found it easy to cross the border of the two contiguous countries. 

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