unadjoined

ad·join

[uh-join]
verb (used with object)
1.
to be close to or in contact with; abut on: His property adjoins the lake.
2.
to attach or append; affix.
verb (used without object)
3.
to be in connection or contact: the point where the estates adjoin.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English a(d)joinen < Middle French ajoindre. See ad-, join

un·ad·joined, adjective

adjoin, adjourn.
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adjoin (əˈdʒɔɪn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb (foll by to)
1.  to be next to (an area of land, etc)
2.  to join; affix or attach
 
[C14: via Old French from Latin adjungere, from ad- to + jungere to join]

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adjoin
early 14c., from O.Fr. ajoin- stem of ajoindre, from L. adjungere "join to," from ad- "to" + jungere "to bind together" (see jugular).
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