contiguous
adjective
1. very close or connected in space or time
- contiguous events
Similar word(s): close, immediate
2. connecting without a break; within a common boundary
- the contiguous 48 states
Similar word(s): connected, conterminous
3. having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
- Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho
Similar word(s): connected, adjacent, conterminous, neighboring
Sentences with contiguous as an adjective:
- The forty-eight contiguous states.