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conterminous

con·ter·mi·nous

conterminous

 
pronunciation:
kn tuhr mih ns
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part of speech: adjective
definition 1: having a common boundary, such that each ends where the other begins.
The United States is conterminous with Canada.
similar words:
adjacent
definition 2: having the same limits; extending to the same borders.
The United States is conterminous with Texas at the Rio Grande River.
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derivations: conterminously (adv.), conterminousness (n.)