kənˈtigyəwəs adjective
Etymology: Latin contiguus, from contingere to touch on all sides — more at contingent
1.
a.
(1) : touching along boundaries often for considerable distances
Kentucky and Tennessee are contiguous
a lot contiguous to a road
(2) of angles : adjacent 2
b. : next or adjoining with nothing similar intervening
the contiguous bedroom — W.M.Thackeray
two contiguous benches — Jane Austen
c. : nearby , close : not distant
while the dwelling vibrates to the din of the contiguous torrent — William Wordsworth
d. : continuous , unbroken , uninterrupted : touching or connected throughout
the houses … contiguous all along from end to end of the town — Nathaniel Hawthorne
2.
a. : immediately preceding or following in time or sequence : without intervening interval or item ; also : involving items so occurring or arranged
b. : near in time or sequence
Synonyms: see adjacent