Contiguous vs. Coterminous — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Contiguous and Coterminous
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Contiguous
Sharing an edge or boundary; touching.
Coterminous
Variant of conterminous.
Contiguous
Neighboring; adjacent.
Coterminous
Meeting end to end or at the ends.
Contiguous
Connecting without a break
The 48 contiguous states.
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Coterminous
(geography) Having matching boundaries; or, adjoining and sharing a boundary.
New York's borough of Brooklyn and Kings County are coterminous.
To get a building warrant he had to show the plans to "coterminous proprietors", neighbours with whom his property shared a boundary.
Contiguous
Connected in time; uninterrupted
Served two contiguous terms in office.
Coterminous
(by extension) Having the same scope, range of meaning, or extent in time.
Contiguous
Connected; touching; abutting.
Coterminous
(legal) Said of linked or related property leases that expire together.
Contiguous
Adjacent; neighboring.
Coterminous
Bordering; conterminous; - followed by with.
Contiguous
Connecting without a break.
The forty-eight contiguous states
Coterminous
Of equal extent or scope or duration
Contiguous
In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining.
The two halves of the paper did not appear fully divided . . . but seemed contiguous at one of their angles.
Sees no contiguous palace rear its head.
Contiguous
Very close or connected in space or time;
Contiguous events
Immediate contact
The immediate vicinity
The immediate past
Contiguous
Connecting without a break; within a common boundary;
The 48 conterminous states
The contiguous 48 states
Contiguous
Having a common boundary or edge; touching;
Abutting lots
Adjoining rooms
Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut
The side of Germany conterminous with France
Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho
Neighboring cities
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