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contiguous 48

contiguous 48 proper noun: the contiguous continental states area of the United States of America, comprising 48 states in number, and the District of Columbia, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.

Proper noun

the contiguous 48

  1. (US) The contiguous continental states area of the United States of America, comprising 48 states in number, and the District of Columbia, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.

Synonyms of contiguous 48

Questions about contiguous 48

What does contiguous 48 mean?
Contiguous 48 means the contiguous continental states area of the United States of America, comprising 48 states in number, and the District of Columbia, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
What part of speech is contiguous 48?
Contiguous 48 is a proper noun.

Words near contiguous 48 in the dictionary

  1. contiguities
  2. contiguity
  3. contiguosities
  4. contiguosity
  5. contiguous
  6. contiguous 48
  7. contiguous United States
  8. contiguously
  9. contiguousness
  10. continence
  11. continences

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