conterminously

Variant of conterminous

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

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

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