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contiguous

[kuhn-tig-yoo-uhs] / kənˈtɪg yu əs /


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The so-called "historic rights" simply dated back to 1998 when PRC first employed that term in its passing of the Law on EEZ and Contiguous Zone.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2016

Contiguous screens line the walls and ceiling, playing images programmed by media artist David Niles .

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2016

Contiguous States, with separate jurisdictions, admitted a divergence of customs, laws, and institutions, remarkable in its character, and fraught with momentous consequences to the whole sisterhood.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various

The day of our departure was fixed; it was settled, further, that one of our Christians should convey us in his car to Tolon-Noor, distant from the Contiguous Defiles about fifty leagues. 

From Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] by Huc, Evariste Regis

Contiguous may be used for either adjacent or adjoining.

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin




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