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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ad•join•ing  (ə joi′ning),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. being in contact at some point or line;
    located next to another;
    bordering;
    contiguous:the adjoining room; a row of adjoining town houses.
  • adjoin + -ing2 1485–95
    Adjoining, adjacent, bordering all mean near or close to something. Adjoining implies touching, having a common point or line:an adjoining yard.Adjacent implies being nearby or next to something else:all the adjacent houses; adjacent angles.Bordering means having a common boundary with something:the farm bordering on the river.
    separated.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
adjoining /əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/ adj
  1. being in contact; connected or neighbouring
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ad•join /əˈdʒɔɪn/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. to be close to or in contact (with);
    abut: [no object]Our rooms in the hotel adjoined.[~ + object]The lobby adjoined the dining room.
ad•join•ing, adj.: Our rooms were adjoining. Please book us into adjoining rooms.See -junc-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ad•join  (ə join′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to be close to or in contact with;
    abut on:His property adjoins the lake.
  2. to attach or append;
    affix.

v.i. 
  1. to be in connection or contact:the point where the estates adjoin.
  • Middle French ajoindre. See ad-, join
  • Middle English a(d)joinen 1275–1325

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
adjoin /əˈdʒɔɪn/ vb
  1. to be next to (an area of land, etc)
  2. (transitive) followed by to: to join; affix or attach
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin adjungere, from ad- to + jungere to join
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