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adjoining

American  
[uh-joi-ning] / əˈdʒɔɪ nɪŋ /

adjective

  1. being in contact at some point or line; located next to another; bordering; contiguous.

    the adjoining room; a row of adjoining town houses.
adjoining British  
/ əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ /

adjective

  1. being in contact; connected or neighbouring

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Related Words

Adjoining, adjacent, bordering all mean near or close to something. Adjoining implies touching, having a common point or line: an adjoining yard. Adjacent implies being nearby or next to something else: all the adjacent houses; adjacent angles. Bordering means having a common boundary with something: the farm bordering on the river.

Other Word Forms

  • nonadjoining adjective
  • unadjoining adjective

Etymology

Origin of adjoining

First recorded in 1485–95; adjoin + -ing 2

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