annexation
Addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexedAddition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.
Annexion, Anschluss
анне́ксияannɛ́ksija, присоедине́ниеprisojedinénije, аншлю́сanšljús
ане́ксіяanéksija, приє́днанняpryjédnannja, аншлю́сanšljús
(countable, uncountable)A legal merging of a territory into another body.
Annexion
- the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation
- incorporation by joining or uniting
Examples
6 sentencesAustria was already fascist before its annexation by Germany.
Any translation is an annexation.
deJedwede Übersetzung ist eine Aneignung. — Yorwba
Algeria is against the annexation of East Jerusalem.
Russia's annexation of Crimea was a hard blow to American imperialism.
Do the people of Sevastopol, who are rallying in favor of annexation to Russia, know that unauthorized rallies are prohibited in Russia?
ruЗнают ли севастопольцы, которые митингуют за присоединение к России, что в России запрещены несанкционированные митинги? — User55521
Translations
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Origin
From Medieval Latin annexation-, stem of annexatio (“action of annexing”), from past partiFrom Medieval Latin annexation-, stem of annexatio (“action of annexing”), from past participle of annecto.
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Forms
plural: annexations| Singular | annexation |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- incorporation by joining or uniting:appropriation
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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