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contiguous

/kənˈtɪɡjuəs/adjective

उच्चारण कन्टिग्युअस

सटा हुआ, संलग्न, सीमा से जुड़ा

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    ~ (with/to sth) formal

    touching or next to something; sharing a border

    सटा हुआ, संलग्न, सीमा से जुड़ा

    • Punjab and Haryana are contiguous states.
    • The two plots of land are contiguous.
    • Bihar is contiguous with Uttar Pradesh along its western border.
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    • The farm consists of three contiguous fields near the river.
    • Only the contiguous states of the country were included in the survey.

    Synonyms adjoining adjacent neighbouring

    Opposite separate distant detached

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con·tig·u·ous

With -tig- and -uous (not 'contigious' or 'contigous'); from the same root as contact and contingent.

बीच में -tig- और अंत में -uous ('contigious' या 'contigous' गलत है); contact और contingent के मूल से।

§Grammar and usage

Contiguous with or to.

'contiguous with' या 'to' आता है।

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General knowledge

The forty-eight contiguous states of the USA (excluding Alaska and Hawaii).

USA के अड़तालीस contiguous states (Alaska और Hawaii को छोड़कर)।