contiguity
noun
con·ti·gu·i·ty
ˌkän-tə-ˈgyü-ə-tē 
plural contiguities
: the quality or state of being contiguous : proximity
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Examples of contiguity in a Sentence
because of the contiguity of the mall to the border, it attracts many shoppers from out of state
Recent Examples on the Web
There also needs to be much greater territorial contiguity for Palestinians in the West Bank, and Israel must support reforming the Palestinian Authority, to help build the authority of a new empowered prime minister.
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Dennis Ross, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
In their decision, the court's liberal majority laid out criteria for evaluating the maps, including population equality, contiguity, federal laws like the Voting Rights Act and preserving communities of interest.
—Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
Democrats said that the majority of current legislative districts in Wisconsin — 54 out of 99 in the Assembly and 21 out of 33 in the Senate — violate the state constitution's contiguity requirement.
—CBS News, 22 Dec. 2023
The rationale behind contiguity is to create local districts where lawmakers live near and share common concerns with their constituents.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 17 Nov. 2023
Republican plans proposed districts with literal contiguity, but the judges opted for a Democratic approach that did not.
—David A. Lieb and Scott Bauer, Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2023
Though the commission was legally required to consider such factors as population, contiguity, compactness, local jurisdictions and communities of interest, it was not allowed to consider the effects on political parties or politicians, officials have said.
—Morgan Cook, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2022
At the heart of shrinking the conflict is an effort to create territorial contiguity between Palestinian autonomous islands in the West Bank, connect this Palestinian autonomy to the wider world, and promote Palestinian economic prosperity and independence.
—Micah Goodman, WSJ, 14 July 2021
So the temporal-contiguity effect was confirmed in the first dataset.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2018
Dennis Ross, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
In their decision, the court's liberal majority laid out criteria for evaluating the maps, including population equality, contiguity, federal laws like the Voting Rights Act and preserving communities of interest.
—Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
Democrats said that the majority of current legislative districts in Wisconsin — 54 out of 99 in the Assembly and 21 out of 33 in the Senate — violate the state constitution's contiguity requirement.
—CBS News, 22 Dec. 2023
The rationale behind contiguity is to create local districts where lawmakers live near and share common concerns with their constituents.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 17 Nov. 2023
Republican plans proposed districts with literal contiguity, but the judges opted for a Democratic approach that did not.
—David A. Lieb and Scott Bauer, Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2023
Though the commission was legally required to consider such factors as population, contiguity, compactness, local jurisdictions and communities of interest, it was not allowed to consider the effects on political parties or politicians, officials have said.
—Morgan Cook, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2022
At the heart of shrinking the conflict is an effort to create territorial contiguity between Palestinian autonomous islands in the West Bank, connect this Palestinian autonomy to the wider world, and promote Palestinian economic prosperity and independence.
—Micah Goodman, WSJ, 14 July 2021
So the temporal-contiguity effect was confirmed in the first dataset.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2018
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“Contiguity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contiguity. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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