How to pronounce contiguous
American English pronunciation
kun-TIG-yoo-us
- IPA
- /kənˈtɪɡju.əs/
- Syllables
- kun · TIG · yoo · us (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What contiguous means
Touching along a border, with no gap between
In a sentence: The 48 contiguous states all touch each other, but Alaska and Hawaii don't.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin contiguus, meaning touching, from a verb meaning "to touch." It is related to contact.
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