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English noun: annexation

1. annexation (act) incorporation by joining or uniting


Synonymsappropriation


Broader (hypernym)incorporation

2. annexation (act) the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation


SamplesThe French annexation of Madagascar as a colony in 1896.
A protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation.


Broader (hypernym)acquisition









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