annexation (noun)

  • 11annex — verb (T) to take control of a country or area next to your own, especially by using force annexation noun (C, U) …

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  • 12appropriation — noun 1. money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose (Freq. 3) • Topics: ↑legislature, ↑legislative assembly, ↑legislative body, ↑general assembly, ↑law makers • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 13Hispano — noun (plural nos) Etymology: American Spanish hispano, probably short for hispanoamericano, literally, Spanish American Date: 1946 a native or resident of the southwestern United States descended from Spaniards settled there before annexation;… …

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  • 14addition — noun /əˈdɪʃn̩,əˈdɪʃən/ a) The act of adding anything. The addition of five more items to the agenda will make the meeting unbearably long. b) Anything that is added. Syn: add, annexation, inclusion, extra See Also …

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  • 15annexationist — noun An advocate of annexation See Also: annexationism …

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  • 16Anschluss — noun /ˈæn.ʃlʊs/ The annexation of Austria into Germany in 1938 …

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  • 17Lebensraum — noun /ˈleːbənzʀaʊm/ a) Territories considered appropriate for German annexation, regarded as vital for the natural flourishing of the German race: b) an empire in the form of overseas colonies, in imitation of contemporary powers such as Britain …

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  • 18irredentism — noun /ɪɹɪˈdɛntɪzəm/ A doctrine advocating annexation of foreign lands by a country with historic or ethnic links. See Also: irredenta, irredentist …

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  • 19invasion — noun 1) the invasion of the island Syn: occupation, capture, seizure, annexation, annexing, takeover; storming, incursion, attack, assault Ant: withdrawal 2) an invasion of tourists …

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  • 20occupation — noun 1) his father s occupation Syn: job, profession, work, line of work, trade, employment, position, post, situation, business, career, field, métier, vocation, calling, craft 2) …

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