conterminous

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• coterminous

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /kɒnˈtəː.mɪ.nəs/, /kənˈtəː.mɪ.nəs/
• (US) IPA: /kənˈtɝ.mɪ.nəs/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

[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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