formal — used to describe things that touch each other or are immediately next to each other ▪ She's visited each of the 48 contiguous states in the U.S., but she hasn't been to Alaska or Hawaii yet.▪ the mountains contiguous to/with our border
— con·ti·gu·i·ty/ˌkɑ:ntəˈgju:wəti/noun [noncount] ▪ the contiguity of the lands