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conterminous definition

con·ter·mi·nous (kən tʉrm′ə nəs, kän-)

adjective

  1. having a common boundary; contiguous
  2. contained within the same boundaries or limits the conterminous U.S. includes all the states but Alaska and Hawaii

Etymology: L conterminus, bordering upon < com-, together + terminus, an end: see term

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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