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contiguous United States

contiguous United States 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 United States

  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 United States

Origin of contiguous United States

From contiguous + United States.

Questions about contiguous United States

What does contiguous United States mean?
Contiguous United States 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 United States?
Contiguous United States is a proper noun.

Words near contiguous United States in the dictionary

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

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