Vocabulary Builder — Essay & Answer Writing
Contiguous
adjective
/ kun-TIG-yoo-us /
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Meaning
Sharing a common border or boundary; touching or immediately adjacent without interruption.
Origin / Etymology
Latin contiguus (touching), from contingere (to touch on all sides)
Synonyms
Adjacent
Bordering
Adjoining
Antonyms
Remote
Distant
Separated
Example Sentence
"India shares contiguous land borders with seven countries — Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Afghanistan (via PoK) — making border management a central security challenge."
🎯 UPSC Usage
Use in GS1 Geography and GS2 International Relations answers when describing India's border geography, neighbourhood policy, or transboundary resource disputes. Precise and formal alternative to 'neighbouring' or 'bordering'.
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