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contiguous 48

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
con-tigu-ous 48
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The contiguous continental states area of the United States of America, comprising 48 states in number, and the District of Columbia, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

the contiguous 48 (canonical)

Synonyms

lower 48 contiguous United States continental United States continental US CONUS

Questions

What does contiguous 48 mean?
The contiguous continental states area of the United States of America, comprising 48 states in number, and the District of Columbia, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.

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