/ əˈdʒeɪsnt; NAmE / adjective
adjacent (to sth) ( of an area, a building, a room, etc. ) next to or near sth :
The planes landed on adjacent runways.
Our farm land was adjacent to the river.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin adjacent- lying near to, from adjacere , from ad- to + jacere lie down.