adjoined; adjoining; adjoins
: to be close to or in contact with one another
Examples of adjoin in a Sentence
Her office adjoins the library.
The two rooms adjoin each other.
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Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
The northern regions of Chernihiv and Sumy – adjoining Russia and Belarus – have seen constant attacks over the past month.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Starting closer to the trunk of your artificial tree, adjoin a small, real sprig to a fake branch with a few twists of wire.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
Stein’s bedroom adjoined the room where Dodge would visit her lover at night; kept awake by the murmurings and moans, Stein lit a candle and composed a portrait of her host.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Adjoin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adjoin. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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adjoin
verb
ad·join
ə-ˈjȯin 
a-
1
: to add or attach by joining
2
: to lie next to or in contact with
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