/euh joy"ning/ , adj.
being in contact at some point or line; located next to another; bordering; contiguous: the adjoining room; a row of adjoining town houses.
[ 1485-95; ADJOIN + -ING 2 ]
Syn . ADJOINING, ADJACENT, BORDERING all mean near or close to something. ADJOINING implies touching, having a common point or line: an adjoining yard. ADJACENT implies being nearby or next to something else: all the adjacent houses; adjacent angles. BORDERING means having a common boundary with something: the farm bordering on the river.
Ant . separated.