conterminous.

1. Having a boundary in common with another area.

2. Having the same limits or boundaries as something else.

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Words that belong together

• conterminous estates
• conterminous regions

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The conterminous estates had disputed the stream for generations.

Two conterminous regions used different names for the same ridge.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Normally non-gradable in the spatial or relational classification; figurative comparisons require a meaningful context. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.