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.

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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

Example Sentences

Brian Langley, a 66-year-old restaurateur, said the tax is bad timing for him because he just sold his lobster restaurant and some small adjoining buildings for more than $1 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

"Many people were forced to leave their homes for several days and two adjoining houses to Solway's were so badly damaged they had to be demolished," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

I left the Noma protest and drove 20 minutes to El Grullense, a taco truck with an adjoining dining room near the Santee Education Complex.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

The ground is meanwhile helping to regenerate adjoining areas, by attracting new apartments as well as improved retail and leisure facilities.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Sandi spied the stalls in an adjoining room and hurried into one, releasing her bladder.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

Related Words

• adjacent
• contiguous
• neighboring