be contiguous to
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His palace happened to be contiguous to the circus.
From The Caesars by Thomas De Quincey
When a number of these villages, belonging to different septs, come to be contiguous to one another, this mere juxtaposition does not make of them a State.
From Moral Philosophy by Joseph Rickaby, S.J.
To project; to terminate or border; to be contiguous; to meet; Ð with on, upon, or against; as, his land abuts on the road.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
And if in Trinity, that the said roome be contiguous to, and have communication with, the new library there.
From Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 01: Preface and Life by Mynors Bright
These two estates—each embracing an immense tract of territory—would be contiguous to each other, but for the river which flows between and separates them.
From The Tiger Hunter by Mayne Reid
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