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coterminous

[ koh-tur-muh-nuh s ]

/ koʊˈtɜr mə nəs /

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adjective

having the same border or covering the same area.

being the same in extent; coextensive in range or scope.

Also co·ter·mi·nal [koh-tur-muh-nl] /koʊˈtɜr mə nl/.

Origin of coterminous

1790–1800; re-formation of conterminous; see co-

OTHER WORDS FROM coterminous

co·ter·mi·nous·ly, adverb

Words nearby coterminous

cotehardie, cotemporary, cotenant, cotentin, coterie, coterminous, coth, cothamore, cothromboplastin, cothurnus, cotidal

Example sentences from the Web for coterminous

The licensing districts are coterminous with the Parliamentary electorates.

The Long White Cloud |William Pember Reeves
The parishes in these counties were ordered to be coterminous with the bounds of the counties.

How Justice Grew |Martha W. (Martha Woodroof) Hiden
The belief in immortality is coterminous with belief in the Deity; the two forms of faith are always found together.

The Ascent of the Soul |Amory H. Bradford
But Huckley's sheet was only coterminous with the use of type among mankind.

A Diversity of Creatures |Rudyard Kipling

The parish, coterminous with the county and created at the same time, also honored the Duke, being called Russell.

How Justice Grew |Martha W. (Martha Woodroof) Hiden

British Dictionary definitions for coterminous

coterminous

conterminous

/ (kəʊˈtɜːmɪnəs) /

adjective

having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous

coextensive or coincident in range, time, scope, etc