conterminous

1. 1.

   connecting without a break; within a common boundary

   “the 48 conterminous states”

   “the contiguous 48 states”

   Synonymscontiguous

   Similarconnected
2. 2.

   having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching

   “Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Connecticut”

   “the side of Germany conterminous with France”

   “Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho”

   “neighboring cities”

   Synonymsadjacentcontiguousneighboring

   Similarconnected
3. 3.

   being of equal extent or scope or duration

   Synonymscoextensivecoterminous

   Similarcommensurate

Questions about conterminous

What does conterminous mean?

conterminous means "connecting without a break; within a common boundary". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in conterminous?

conterminous has 4 syllables: con-ter-mi-nous. The stress falls on "ter".

What is another word for conterminous?

Close synonyms include contiguous, adjacent, contiguous, neighboring, coextensive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is conterminous a common word?

conterminous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.