coterminous
adjective/kəʊˈtɜːmɪnəs/
/kəʊˈtɜːrmɪnəs/
[not usually before noun] (formal)- coterminous (with something) (of countries or areas) sharing a border
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- coterminous (with something) (of things or ideas) having so much in common that they are almost the same as each other
- He seems to regard the interests of the state as coterminous with the interests of the party in government.
Word Originlate 18th cent.: alteration of conterminous, with the same meaning.
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