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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnon contiguo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: non konˈtiɡwo
"L'Alaska è uno stato non contiguo degli Stati Uniti."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not sharing a common boundary or touching; not continuous in time or space.
"Alaska and Hawaii are noncontiguous states of the United States." - 2
Consisting of separate parts or areas that are not physically connected.
"The company operates several noncontiguous office spaces across the city."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin prefix non- meaning 'not', combined with the adjective contiguous, which originates from the Latin verb contingere meaning 'to touch closely' or 'to reach'. Entering English in the 19th century, it combined these elements to describe things that do not share a common boundary or touch each other directly.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Noncontiguous" is said worldwide
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non contigu
Transliteration: nɔ̃ kɔ̃.ti.ɡy
"L'Alaska est un territoire non contigu des États-Unis."
zusammenhangslos
Transliteration: tsuˈsamənˌhansloːs
"Die Grundstücke sind nicht zusammenhängend."
non contiguo
Transliteration: non konˈtiɡwo
"L'Alaska è uno stato non contiguo degli Stati Uniti."
no contiguo
Transliteration: no konˈtiɣwo
"Alaska y Hawái son estados no contiguos de los Estados Unidos."
não contíguo
Transliteration: nɐ̃w̃ kõˈtʃiɡwʊ
"O Alasca é um território não contíguo dos Estados Unidos."
असंबद्ध
Transliteration: asambaddha
"अलास्का संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका का एक असंबद्ध राज्य है।"
不相连的
Transliteration: bù xiāng lián de
"阿拉斯加是美国不相连的州之一。"
비접경의
Transliteration: bijeopgyeong-ui
"알래스카는 미국의 비접경 주이다."
非隣接の
Transliteration: hi-rinsetsu no
"アラスカはアメリカ合衆国の非隣接州です。"
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