Meaning & use
contiguous
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Sharing a common border or touching along a boundary; next to or adjoining.
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Alaska is the only U.S. state that is not contiguous with the other 48.
The company purchased several contiguous plots of land to build its new campus.
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Frequently used in geography; the "contiguous United States" refers to the 48 connected states, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
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