Conterminous Definition

kən-tûrmə-nəs
adjective
Having a common boundary; contiguous.
Webster's New World
Contained within the same boundaries or limits.
The conterminous U.S. includes all the states but Alaska and Hawaii.
Webster's New World

Having the same scope, range of meaning, or extent in time.

Wiktionary

Meeting end-to-end or at the ends.

Wiktionary
(law) Said of linked or related property leases that expire together.
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Origin of Conterminous

  • From Latin conterminus, from con- (“with”) + terminus (“border, end”)

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin conterminus com- com- terminus boundary

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

Conterminous Sentence Examples

  • For ordinary purposes it is best to make the patristic period conterminous with the life 1 See Buxtorf, s.v.

  • Afghanistan, Baluchistan, Iran or Persia, Armenia and the provinces of Asia Minor occupy this high region, with which they are nearly conterminous.

  • Its eastern part is nearly conterminous with south Mongolia, its western forms Chinese or eastern Turkestan.

  • The Coal Measures repose upon the Millstone Grit; the largest area of these rocks lies on the east, where they are conterminous with the coalfields of Yorkshire and Nottingham.

  • The Coal Measures repose upon the Millstone Grit; the largest area of these rocks lieson the east, where they are conterminous with the coalfields of Yorkshire and Nottingham.

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Words Starting With

CCOCON

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SUSOUS

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Words Starting With C and Ending With S

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