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contiguous united states

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
con-tigu-ous u-nit-ed s-tates
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
6
Syllables
11
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

Etymology

From contiguous + United States.

Usage

Inflected Forms

the contiguous United States (canonical)

Synonyms

lower 48 contiguous 48 conterminous United States continental United States continental US CONUS

Questions

What does contiguous united states 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.
Where does contiguous united states come from?
From contiguous + United States.

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