incontiguous

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/ɪnkənˈtɪɡjuəs/

adjective

Not contiguous; separate.

“Alaska and Hawaii are incontiguous with the rest of the United States.”

OriginEnglish contiguous ← Latin contiguus ← Middle English in- →
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Meanings

adjectiveincontiguous (comparative more incontiguous, superlative most incontiguous)

comparative more incontiguous · superlative most incontiguous

  1. Not contiguous; separate.

    Alaska and Hawaii are incontiguous with the rest of the United States.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Latincontingō
  8. Latincontiguus
  9. Englishcontiguous
  10. Englishincontiguous

From in- + contiguous.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with incontiguous

contiguousambiguousunambiguousexiguous
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Cite this entry
APA

incontiguous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incontiguous

MLA

“incontiguous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incontiguous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incontiguous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incontiguous.

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