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annexed
[ an-ekst, uh-nekst ]
adjective
- attached or added, especially to something larger or more important:
The final report, together with annexed comments made by the inspected party, shall be submitted within 30 days after the inspection.
- (of territory) incorporated into the domain of a larger entity, often as an act of aggression:
The bill will clarify the authority of cities and villages over annexed county roads.
In October 1939 Hitler gave his newly appointed Reich Commissioner full control over the annexed section of Poland.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of annex ( def ).
Other Word Forms
- ܲ··Ա adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of annexed1
Example Sentences
The unsuspecting saints may be gone by the time they realize that the pedestal to which we annexed them was a cliff or tripwire trapping them in the theater of an idea of themselves.
Earlier this week, Trump accused Zelensky of harming peace negotiations, after the Ukrainian leader again ruled out recognising Russian control of Crimea, a southern Ukrainian peninsula illegally annexed by Moscow in 2014.
Crimea was first annexed by Tsarist Russia under Catherine the Great in 1783 and largely remained part of Russia until Khrushchev's decision.
Ukraine has long said it will not give up Crimea, a southern peninsula illegally annexed by Russia in 2014.
Ukraine has repeatedly stated that it will not give up Crimea, a southern peninsula illegally annexed by Russia in 2014.
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