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- adjective Not
contiguous .
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Examples
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At the same time, he acquires other noncontiguous properties nearby, increasing his overall holdings in a desirable area.
The Nation's Most Avid Trophy-Home Buyer? Sarah Tilton 2011
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Mr. Ellison created three noncontiguous lakefront parcels in eight separate deals, sometimes without sellers realizing he had bought adjacent property.
The Nation's Most Avid Trophy-Home Buyer? Sarah Tilton 2011
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The year 1898 marked a notable break in this policy, when the United States gained control of noncontiguous islands, acquiring Wake, Guam, and Puerto Rico as a result of the Spanish-American War and separately annexed the Hawaiian Islands.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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The year 1898 marked a notable break in this policy, when the United States gained control of noncontiguous islands, acquiring Wake, Guam, and Puerto Rico as a result of the Spanish-American War and separately annexed the Hawaiian Islands.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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A contiguous Palestinian state comprising both Gaza and Judea and Samaria “the West Bank” would necessitate either a noncontiguous, bisected Israel, or a severely reduced Jewish state.
Post-American Presidency Pamela Geller 2010
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The large-scale "Middle American Mountain Migration" spans the gallery's south wall, its noncontiguous components blossoming across the space like a lotus flower made of oversized glass shards.
ArtScene: Catch Them Before They Close: Top Current Exhibitions in the Northwest 2010
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The disputed territories, which would make up any Palestinian state, consist of two noncontiguous areas: the West Bank, to Israel's east, and the Gaza strip, to the Jewish state's west.
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A contiguous Palestinian state comprising both Gaza and Judea and Samaria “the West Bank” would necessitate either a noncontiguous, bisected Israel, or a severely reduced Jewish state.
Post-American Presidency Pamela Geller 2010
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If not that is one funky noncontiguous border with part of their country inside another one.
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But you would need to have negotiations and Israel would have to give up something in exchange, and the more Hebrons you permit, the more the Palestinian state becomes noncontiguous and difficult to sustain.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Bernstein (Robert!) Denounces Human Rights Watch: 2009
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