conterminous
adjective
con·ter·mi·nous
kən-ˈtər-mə-nəs 
kän-
1
: having a common boundary
conterminous countries
2
3
: enclosed within one common boundary
the 48 conterminous states
conterminously
adverb
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Examples of conterminous in a Sentence
for two nations that are conterminous from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the U.S. and Canada have had remarkably little strife
the county and the school district are conterminous
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In 1999, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service listed the species as threatened throughout the conterminous United States under the Endangered Species List.
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Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 18 Apr. 2023
Australia, the island continent, is roughly the same size as the conterminous United States.
—Patrick D. Nunn, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2018
The italicization is important: A poet more iconic, more conterminous with the idea of America cannot be easily found.
—Neel Mukherjee, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2022
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Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 18 Apr. 2023
Australia, the island continent, is roughly the same size as the conterminous United States.
—Patrick D. Nunn, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2018
The italicization is important: A poet more iconic, more conterminous with the idea of America cannot be easily found.
—Neel Mukherjee, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2022
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“Conterminous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conterminous. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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