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 | ||