English noun: annexation | |||
1. | annexation (act) incorporation by joining or uniting | ||
Synonyms | appropriation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | incorporation | ||
2. | annexation (act) the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation | ||
Samples | The French annexation of Madagascar as a colony in 1896. A protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | acquisition | ||