adjoining
ad·join·ing
(ə-joi′nĭng)adj.
Neighboring; contiguous.
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adjoining
(əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ)adj
being in contact; connected or neighbouring
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ad•join•ing
(əˈdʒɔɪ nɪŋ)adj.
being in contact at some point or line; bordering; contiguous.
[1485–95]
syn: adjoining, adjacent both mean near or close to something. adjoining implies touching at a common point or line: adjoining rooms. adjacent implies being nearby or next to something else, with nothing of the same sort intervening: a motel adjacent to the highway; the adjacent houses.
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adjoining
- Implies meeting and touching at some point or line.See also related terms for touching.
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adjoining
adjective connecting, nearby, joined, joining, touching, bordering, neighbouring, next door, adjacent, interconnecting, abutting, contiguous We waited in an adjoining office.
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adjoining
adjectiveSharing a common boundary:
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adjoining
[əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ] adj → contiguo/a, attiguo/a, adiacente
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