adj.
Pronunciation: k ə n- ' ti-gy ə -w ə s, -gyü- ə s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin contiguus, from contingere to have contact with ― more at CONTINGENT
Date: circa 1609
1 : being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
2 of angles : ADJACENT 2
3 : next or near in time or sequence
4 : touching or connected throughout in an unbroken sequence < contiguous row houses>
synonyms see ADJACENT
– con · tig · u · ous · ly adverb
– con · tig · u · ous · ness noun