contiguous
adjective
[ kənˈtɪɡjʊəs ]
• sharing a common border; touching.
• "the Southern Ocean is contiguous with the Atlantic"
Similar:
adjacent,
neighbouring,
adjoining,
bordering,
next-door,
abutting,
joining,
connecting,
meeting,
touching,
in contact,
proximate,
near,
nearby,
close,
conterminous,
vicinal,
Origin:
early 16th century: from Latin contiguus ‘touching’, from the verb contingere ‘be in contact, befall’ (see contingent), + -ous.
