Adjoining Definition

ə-joinĭng
adjective
Neighboring; contiguous.
American Heritage
Touching at some point or along a line; contiguous.
Webster's New World

Abutting; bordering upon; sharing a common boundary; touching. See also contiguous and adjacent.

Webster's New World Law

Being in contact at some point or line; joining to; contiguous; bordering: an adjoining room.

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verb

Present participle of adjoin.

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Origin of Adjoining

  • From Middle English ajoinen, from Old French ajoindre, (compare French adjoindre), from Latin adiungō (“join to”), formed from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + iungō (“join”).

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Adjoining Sentence Examples

  • This man was speaking to someone in the adjoining room.

  • Betsy booked three adjoining room, on the first floor, with a view of the pool.

  • Ben A'an, an adjoining hill, is 384.3 ft.

  • From the passage they went into a large, dimly lit room adjoining the count's reception room.

  • The adjoining barracks were formerly the elector's palace.

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