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 Definitions of conterminous  [ənˈtɜr mə nəs]  

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Definition of 'conterminous' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) conterminous
having a common boundary; contiguous.

2.  conterminous
meeting without an intervening gap:
The close of one year is conterminous with the beginning of the next.

3.  conterminous
coterminous.

Etymology:  (1625–35; < L conterminus having a common border with =con-con - +terminusterminus ; see -ous)

Definition of 'conterminous' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) conterminous, contiguous
connecting without a break; within a common boundary
"the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states"

2. (adj) adjacent, conterminous, contiguous, neighboring(a)
having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
"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"

3. (adj) coextensive, coterminous, conterminous
being of equal extent or scope or duration


Definition of 'conterminous' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) conterminous
having the same bounds, or limits; bordering upon; contiguous



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