conterminous

kɒnˈtɜːmɪnəs

Definition

Definition of conterminous - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

geography

Rare

sharing a common boundary or edge

Rare

The two countries are conterminous along the river.

adjacent

bordering

contiguous

measurement

Rare

being of equal extent or duration

Rare

Their terms in office were conterminous.

coextensive

coterminous

equal

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Origin of conterminous

Latin, con (together) + terminus (boundary)

Examples of conterminous in a sentence

Their properties are conterminous at the fence line.
The two events were conterminous in their occurrence.
Their contracts were conterminous, ending simultaneously.

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French:limitrophe, coterminal, ...
German:angrenzend, deckungsgleich, ...
Italian:contermine, contermino, ...
Spanish:contermino, coincidente, ...
Portuguese:conterminante, coincidente, ...
Chinese:接壤的, 相同的, ...
Japanese:隣接した, 同期間の, ...
Arabic:مُتَاخِم, مُتَساوٍ, ...
Hebrew:גּוֹבֵל, שָׁוֶה בְּהֶקֵּף, ...
Russian:соседний, совпадающий, ...
Ukrainian:спільнокордонний, співпадаючий, ...
Hindi:समान सीमा, समान अवधि, ...
Bengali:কনটারমিনাস, সমান, ...
Catalan:contigu, contermini, ...
Czech:sousedící, souběžný, ...
Danish:grænsende, sammenfaldende, ...
Dutch:grenzend, gelijklopend, ...
Greek:συνορεύων, ισόχρονος, ...
Hungarian:szomszédos, egybeeső, ...
Khmer:ជាប់ព្រំដែនគ្នា, មានរយៈពេល ឬទំហំស្មើគ្នា, ...
Korean:인접한, 동일한, ...
Persian:هم‌مرز, هم‌زمان, ...
Polish:sąsiadujący, zbieżny, ...
Portuguese (BR):conterminantes, concomitante, ...
Romanian:conterminant, concomitent, ...
Swedish:gränsande, likvärdig, ...
Thai:ติดกัน, มีระยะเวลาเท่ากัน, ...
Turkish:sınırdaş, eşzamanlı, ...
Vietnamese:có chung ranh giới, đồng thời, ...

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