Adjoin Definition

ə-join
adjoined, adjoining, adjoins
verb
adjoined, adjoining, adjoins
To be next to; be contiguous to.
Webster's New World
To be next to each other; be in contact.
Webster's New World
To attach.
American Heritage
To unite or annex (to a person or thing)
Webster's New World
To be contiguous.
American Heritage
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Origin of Adjoin

  • Middle English ajoinen from Old French ajoindre ajoin- from Latin adiungere to join to ad- ad- iungere to join yeug- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Anglo-Norman adjoindre, from Latin adiungō.

    From Wiktionary

Adjoin Sentence Examples

  • Reading and assembly rooms adjoin the pump-room.

  • Or, select a neutral background and use your favorite color along with the colors that adjoin it on the color wheel as bright accents against the neutral.

  • Our playing field was across Court Street, where the houses of Coronation Crescent now adjoin Madeley by-pass.

  • The other buildings in Old Cairo, or among the mounds of rubbish which adjoin it, include several fort-like dens or convents.

  • Show vehicular access to a highway if the site does not adjoin a highway.

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Words Starting With

AADADJ

Words Ending With

NINOIN

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adjoin

Words Starting With A and Ending With N

Starts With A & Ends With NStarts With AD & Ends With NStarts With A & Ends With IN

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With A6 Letter Words Ending With N