annexation (noun)
1annexation — annex ► VERB 1) seize (territory) and add it to one s own. 2) add as an extra or subordinate part. ► NOUN (chiefly Brit. also annexe) (pl. annexes) 1) a building joined to or associated with a main building. 2) an addition to a document …
2annexation — noun 1. incorporation by joining or uniting • Syn: ↑appropriation • Derivationally related forms: ↑annexational • Hypernyms: ↑incorporation 2. the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation …
3annexation — (n.) 1620s, from M.L. annexiationem (nom. annexatio) action of annexing, noun of action from pp. stem of annexare (see ANNEX (Cf. annex)). The Middle English noun form was annexion union; joining; territory acquired (mid 15c.) …
4annexation — noun see annex I …
5annexation — noun a) the act of annexing, or territories that have been annexed b) the legal merging of a territory into another body …
6annexation — /ænɛkˈseɪʃən/ (say anek sayshuhn) noun 1. the act of annexing, especially new territory. 2. the fact of being annexed. 3. something annexed. –annexationist, noun …
7accession — ac·ces·sion /ik se shən, ak / n 1: increase by something added; specif: the mode of acquiring property by which the owner of property (as a building, land, or cattle) becomes the owner of an addition by growth, improvement, increase, or labor 2:… …
8annex — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French annexer, from annexe attached, from Latin annexus, past participle of annectere to bind to, from ad + nectere to bind Date: 14th century 1. to attach as a quality, consequence, or… …
9annex — verb ə nɛks 1》 add as an extra or subordinate participle 2》 add (territory) to one s own territory by appropriation. noun anɛks (chiefly Brit. also annexe) (plural annexes) 1》 a building joined to or associated with a main building. 2》 an… …
10annex — ► VERB 1) seize (territory) and add it to one s own. 2) add as an extra or subordinate part. ► NOUN (chiefly Brit. also annexe) (pl. annexes) 1) a building joined to or associated with a main building. 2) an addition to a document …
