annexation (noun)
21seizure — noun 1) Napoleon s seizure of Spain Syn: capture, takeover, annexation, invasion, occupation, colonization 2) the seizure of property Syn: confiscation, appropriation, expropriation, sequestration; Law distraint 3) …
22conquest — noun 1) the conquest of the Aztecs Syn: defeat, overthrow, subjugation 2) their conquest of the territory Syn: seizure, takeover, capture, occupation, invasion, annexation 3) …
23invasion — noun 1) the invasion of the islands Syn: occupation, conquering, capture, seizure, annexation, takeover 2) an invasion of my privacy Syn: violation, infringement, interruption, encroachment …
24occupation — noun 1) his father s occupation Syn: job, profession, work, line of work, trade, employment, business, career, métier, calling 2) among her leisure occupations is birdwatching Syn: pastime …
25seizure — noun 1) Napoleon s seizure of Spain Syn: capture, takeover, annexation, invasion, occupation 2) the seizure of banned goods Syn: confiscation, appropriation, expropriation 3) the seizure of …
26British New Guinea — noun a colony established by Britain in the south eastern part of the island of New Guinea and adjacent islands; created in 1886, subsequent both to the annexation of the same area in 1883 by the colony of Queensland and the proclamation of… …
27incorporation — noun 1. consolidating two or more things; union in (or into) one body (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: ↑incorporate • Hypernyms: ↑consolidation, ↑integration 2. learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself …
28James K. Polk — noun 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795 1849) • Syn: ↑Polk, ↑James Polk, ↑James Knox Polk, ↑President Polk • Instance Hypernyms: ↑President …
29James Knox Polk — noun 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795 1849) • Syn: ↑Polk, ↑James Polk, ↑James K. Polk, ↑President Polk • Instance Hypernyms: ↑President… …
30James Polk — noun 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795 1849) • Syn: ↑Polk, ↑James K. Polk, ↑James Knox Polk, ↑President Polk • Instance Hypernyms:… …
