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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024an•nex /v. əˈnɛks, ˈænɛks; n. ˈænɛks, -ɪks/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to attach or add, esp. to something larger or more important:annexed a building to their headquarters.
- Government
- to take control of (territory) from another country, often by force:Germany annexed Czechoslovakia.
n. [countable] Also, esp. Brit., ˈan•nexe. - something annexed:an annex to a treaty.
- Buildinga building or an addition to a building, added to a larger one.
an•nex•a•tion /ˌænɛkˈseɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -nec-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024an•nex (v. ə neks′, an′eks;n. an′eks, -iks),USA pronunciation v.t. - to attach, append, or add, esp. to something larger or more important.
- Governmentto incorporate (territory) into the domain of a city, country, or state:Germany annexed part of Czechoslovakia.
- to take or appropriate, esp. without permission.
- to attach as an attribute, condition, or consequence.
n. Also, [esp. Brit.,] an′nexe. - British Termssomething annexed.
- British Termsa subsidiary building or an addition to a building:The emergency room is in the annex of the main building.
- British Termssomething added to a document;
appendix; supplement:an annex to a treaty.
- French annexe or noun, nominal use of verb, verbal
- Medieval Latin annexāre, derivative of Latin annexus tied to, past participle of annectere (see annectent); (noun, nominal)
- Anglo-French, Old French annexer
- (verb, verbal) Middle English 1350–1400
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