Uncontiguous

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not contiguous. not-comparable

    "The straightened Danube was a vast improvement for international riverine transport, but in the process, four large uncontiguous bulges of Croatia became stranded alone on the Serbian side, and one small pocket of Serbia, on what was now the far bank, became attached to the Croatian mass."

Example

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"The straightened Danube was a vast improvement for international riverine transport, but in the process, four large uncontiguous bulges of Croatia became stranded alone on the Serbian side, and one small pocket of Serbia, on what was now the far bank, became attached to the Croatian mass."

Etymology

From un- + contiguous.

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