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Definition of contiguous : having a common boundary or edge; touching; " abutting lots"; " adjoining rooms"; " Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; " the side of Germany conterminous with France"; " Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; " neighboring cities"

Synonyms:

prompt, adjoining, juxtaposed, joining, abutting, beside, contactual, near, verging, next to, next door, bordering, immediate, nigh, straightaway, quick, neighboring, next, united, conterminous, adjacent, proximate, fringing, flush, flanking, close, touching, coterminous, nearby, skirting, attached, connected, in contact, study at adjacent, meeting, alongside, coextensive

Usage examples:

• It is made by fastening a horizontal pole to a couple of contiguous trees and then putting on a heavy covering of hemlock boughs, shingling them with the tips downward, of course. - "Woodcraft", George W. Sears.
• Meanwhile, he amused himself by collecting all the dishes and drinking- vessels, and placing them contiguous to the well. - "The Boy Slaves", Mayne Reid.
• These agents sell to smaller cities contiguous to their headquarters, or in the territory covered by their districts. - "The Dollar Hen", Milo M. Hastings.