coterminous

adjective co·ter·mi·nous \(ˌ)kō-ˈtər-mə-nəs\

Definition of COTERMINOUS

: having the same or coincident boundaries <a voting district coterminous with the city>

: coextensive in scope or duration <an experience of life coterminous with the years of his father — Elizabeth Hardwick>

— co·ter·mi·nous·ly adverb

alteration of conterminous

First Known Use: 1799

Synonyms: coetaneous, coeval, coexistent, coexisting, coextensive, coincident, coincidental, concurrent, contemporaneous, contemporary, simultaneous, synchronic, synchronous

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