adjoining

[uh-joi-ning]

adjective

1. being in contact at some point or line; located next to another; bordering; contiguous.

   the adjoining room; a row of adjoining town houses.

adjoining

/ əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ /

adjective

1. being in contact; connected or neighbouring

Other Word Forms

• nonadjoining adjective
• unadjoining adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of adjoining¹

First recorded in 1485–95; adjoin + -ing ²

Synonym Study

Adjoining, adjacent, bordering all mean near or close to something. Adjoining implies touching, having a common point or line: an adjoining yard. Adjacent implies being nearby or next to something else: all the adjacent houses; adjacent angles. Bordering means having a common boundary with something: the farm bordering on the river.

Example Sentences

At the National Nature Reserve adjoining Moccas Park, conservationists are putting oaks at the heart of an effort to restore the landscape.

From BBC

Before joining the staff in March she had raised more than £300,000 to improve the lives of fellow cancer patients at the adjoining Royal Hospital for Children.

From BBC

His house survived the Eaton fire, but homes adjoining his property were destroyed.

From Los Angeles Times

Etta James Farming claims the fire damaged its adjoining crops, farming equipment and infrastructure.

From Los Angeles Times

And it has sent troops into the UN-monitored demilitarised buffer zone between the occupied Golan Heights and Syria, as well as several adjoining areas and the summit of Mount Hermon.

From BBC

Related Words

• adjacent 
• contiguous 
• neighboring