contiguous

 
Pronunciation: /kənˈtɪgjʊəs/

adjective

  • sharing a common border; touching: the Southern Ocean is contiguous with the Atlantic
  • next or together in sequence: five hundred contiguous dictionary entries

Derivatives

contiguously

adverb

Origin:

early 16th century: from Latin contiguus 'touching', from the verb contingere 'be in contact, befall' (see contingent), + -ous