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contiguous and adjacent
Definition of contiguous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
(formal or technical)
touching or next to something
1.The countries are contiguous.
contiguous with/to something
2.The bruising was not contiguous to the wound.
http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/contiguous
Well... I first learned this word from vocabulary book at first . Can I just say "The countries are adjacent." and "The bruising was not near to the wound" instead?
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Yes, you can say both of those, especially if you're wanting to be informal. Most US speakers only use "contiguous" when speaking very formally.
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1) The countries are contiguous.
The countries are adjacent.
The countries are touching (each other).
The countries are next to each other.
2) The bruising was not contiguous to/with the wound.
The bruising was not next to the wound.
The bruising was not touching the wound.
The bruising and the wound were not contiguous.
etc.
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المهارات اللغوية
الصينية (المندرية), الإنجليزية, الكورية
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الصينية (المندرية), الإنجليزية
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