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annexation
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an·nex  (-nks, nks)
tr.v. an·nexed, an·nex·ing, an·nex·es
1. To append or attach, especially to a larger or more significant thing.
2. To incorporate (territory) into an existing political unit such as a country, state, county, or city.
3. To add or attach, as an attribute, condition, or consequence.
n. (nks, nks)
1. A building added on to a larger one or an auxiliary building situated near a main one.
2. An addition, such as an appendix, that is made to a record or other document.

[Middle English annexen, from Old French annexer, from Latin annectere, annex-, to connect : ad-, ad- + nectere, to bind; see ned- in Indo-European roots.]

annex·ation (nk-sshn) n.
annex·ation·al adj.
annex·ation·ism n.
annex·ation·ist n.

annexation [ˌænɪkˈseɪʃən -ɛk-]
n
1. the act of annexing, esp territory, or the condition of being annexed
2. something annexed
annexational  adj
annexationism  n
annexationist  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.annexation - incorporation by joining or unitingannexation - incorporation by joining or uniting
incorporation - including by incorporating
2.annexation - the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupationannexation - 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"
acquisition - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"

annexation
noun seizure, takeover, occupation, conquest, appropriation, annexing, expropriation, arrogation the country's annexation of its neighbour
Translations
annexation [ˌænekˈseɪʃən] Nanexión f
annexation [ˌænɛkˈseɪʃən] n [country, state, region, territory] → annexion f
annexation
nAnnexion f
annexation [ˌænɛkˈseɪʃn] nannessione f


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In April 1844, Tyler entered into the Treaty of Annexation with Houston.
 
 
 
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