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annexation

[ an-ik-sey-shuhn, -ek- ]

noun

  1. the act or an instance of annexing, or adding to something larger, especially the incorporation of new territory into the domain of a city, country, or state.
  2. the fact of being annexed:

    Annexation of the two parts of the Bronx in 1874 and 1895 gave New York City the last of its five boroughs.

  3. something annexed:

    Victory in battle resulted in territorial annexations that remained difficult to govern.



annexation

/ -蓻k-; 藢忙n瑟k藞se瑟蕛蓹n /

noun

  1. the act of annexing, esp territory, or the condition of being annexed
  2. something annexed
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藢补苍苍别虫藞补迟颈辞苍补濒, adjective
  • 藢补苍苍别虫藞补迟颈辞苍颈蝉迟, noun
  • 藢补苍苍别虫藞补迟颈辞苍颈蝉尘, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补苍顎卬别虫路补顎僼颈辞苍路补濒 adjective
  • 补苍顎卼颈路补苍顎卬别虫路补顎僼颈辞苍 adjective
  • 诲别顎卆苍路苍别虫路补顎僼颈辞苍 noun
  • 苍辞苍顎卆苍路苍别虫路补顎僼颈辞苍 noun
  • 辫谤辞顎卆苍路苍别虫路补顎僼颈辞苍 adjective
  • 谤别顎卆苍路苍别虫路补顎僼颈辞苍 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of annexation1

First recorded in 1605鈥15; from Medieval Latin 补苍苍别虫腻迟颈艒苍-, stem of 补苍苍别虫腻迟颈艒, equivalent to 补苍苍别虫腻迟(耻蝉) 鈥渏oined to鈥 (past participle of 补苍苍别虫腻谤别 鈥渢o join to鈥; annex, -ate 1 ) + -颈艒 -ion
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The president has pushed for the annexation of Greenland and turning some or all of Canada into the "51st state."

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"The threats, the annexation talk, all of that has been a huge motivator for left of centre voters," she said.

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"The threats, the annexation talk, all of that has been a huge motivator for left of centre voters."

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The US deal offers American legal acceptance of Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea and de facto recognition of Russian control of other occupied areas, including all of Luhansk region.

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Pompeo said the US rejected "Russia's attempted annexation of Crimea" and pledged to continue until Ukraine's territorial integrity was restored.

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