annexation
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annexation
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From Medieval Latin annexation-, stem of annexatio (“action of annexing”), from past participle of annecto.
noun annexations
- Addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.
- A legal merging of a territory into another body.
Similar: annexion · Opposite: separation
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: appropriation, annexure, membership, incorporation, inclusion, joining, merger, enroll, takeover, joinder, acquisition, seizure, attachment, attach, append, mergers
noun
Similar: annexion · Opposite: separation
Translations
Every language
noun addition or incorporation of something
| Español | anexión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 병합 byeonghap, 합병 hapbyeong |
| 日本語 | 編入 hennyū, 併合 heigō, 付加 fuka |
| 中文 | 併吞 /并吞 bìngtūn, 合併 /合并 hébìng |
| हिन्दी | अधिग्रहण adhigrahaṇ |
| Português | anexação |
| Français | annexion |
| Deutsch | Annexion, Anschluss |
| Italiano | annessione |
| Ελληνικά | προσάρτηση prosártisi, προσθήκη prosthíki |
| Română | anexare |
| Русский | анне́ксия annɛ́ksija, присоедине́ние prisojedinénije, аншлю́с anšljús, а́ншлюс ánšljus |
| Tiếng Việt | sự phụ vào |
| العربية | ضَمّ ḍamm, إِلْحَاق ʔilḥāq |
| עברית | סיפוח, סִפּוּחַ sipúakh |
noun legal merging of territory
| Deutsch | Annexion |
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Talk about this word "annexation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/annexation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. annexation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/annexation "annexation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/annexation.Cite this
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title = {annexation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/annexation},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
