HyperDic: annexation

English > 2 senses of the word *annexation*:
NOUN	act	annexation, appropriation	incorporation by joining or uniting
NOUN	act	annexation	the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation

annexation > pronunciation
Sounds	ae.nehksey'shahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *annexation*: 2 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	incorporation by joining or uniting.
Synonym	appropriation
Broader	incorporation	Including by incorporating
Spanish	anexión, asignación
Catalan	annexió
Adjectives	annexational	relating to annexation / annexation

English > *annexation*: 2 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	The formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation.
Examples	"the French annexation of Madagascar as a colony in 1896" "a protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation"
Broader	acquisition	The act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
Adjectives	annexational	relating to annexation / annexation

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