Annexation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌænekˈseɪʃn|
Brit.
|ˌænəkˈseɪʃn ˌænekˈseɪʃn|
noun
- incorporation by joining or uniting (syn: appropriation)
- the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation
- the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation
the French annexation of Madagascar as a colony in 1896
a protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation
a protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation
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The United States annexed Texas in 1845.
The government planned to annex the islands.
The addition will be used as an annex to the library.
We store our old files in the annex.
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