conterminous

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

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  • (UK) IPA: /kɒnˈtəː.mɪ.nəs/, /kənˈtəː.mɪ.nəs/
  • (US) IPA: /kənˈtɝ.mɪ.nəs/
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[edit] Adjective

conterminous (not comparable)

  1. Meeting end-to-end or at the ends.
  2. (geography) Adjoining; sharing a boundary.
    New York's borough of Brooklyn and Kings County are conterminous.
    To get a building warrant he had to show the plans to "conterminous proprietors", neighbours with whom his property shared a boundary.
  3. Having the same scope, range of meaning, or extent in time.
  4. (law) Said linked or related of property leases that expire together.

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