definition of
contiguous

[1] #1 contiguous s. [immediate] very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past". wn

[2] #2 contiguous s. [conterminous] connecting without a break; within a common boundary; "the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states". wn

[3] #3 contiguous s. [adjacent, conterminous, neighboring] having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities". wn