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ANNEXATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation
Example:
a protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("annexation" is a kind of...):
acquisition (the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something)
Derivation:
annexational (relating to annexation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Incorporation by joining or uniting
Synonyms:
annexation; appropriation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("annexation" is a kind of...):
incorporation (including by incorporating)
Derivation:
annexational (relating to annexation)
