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annex
[uh-neks, an-eks, an-eks, -iks]
verb (used with object)
to attach, append, or add, especially to something larger or more important.
to incorporate (territory) into the domain of a city, country, or state.
Germany annexed part of Czechoslovakia.
to take or appropriate, especially without permission.
to attach as an attribute, condition, or consequence.
noun
something annexed.
a subsidiary building or an addition to a building.
The emergency room is in the annex of the main building.
something added to a document; appendix; supplement.
an annex to a treaty.
annex
verb
to join or add, esp to something larger; attach
to add (territory) by conquest or occupation
to add or append as a condition, warranty, etc
to appropriate without permission
noun
a variant spelling (esp US) of annexe
Other Word Forms
- annexable adjective
- nonannexable adjective
- preannex verb (used with object)
- reannex verb (used with object)
- unannexable adjective
- ˈԱ油 adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of annex1
Example Sentences
Crimea has been under occupation since Vladimir Putin annexed the peninsula in 2014, when Russia's war in Ukraine began.
Moscow controls roughly one-fifth of the country's territory, including Crimea, which it annexed in 2014.
Every year thousands of Israelis march a route through Jerusalem and the annexed Old City, ending at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews are allowed to pray in Jerusalem.
This includes Crimea - Ukraine's southern peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014.
This includes Crimea - Ukraine's southern peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014.
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