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

/ -ɛk-, ˌænɪkˈseɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of annexing, esp territory, or the condition of being annexed

2. something annexed

Other Word Forms

• annexational adjective
• annexationist noun
• annexationism noun
• antiannexation adjective
• deannexation noun
• nonannexation noun
• proannexation adjective
• reannexation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of annexation¹

First recorded in 1605–15; from Medieval Latin annexātiōn-, stem of annexātiō, equivalent to annexāt(us) “joined to” (past participle of annexāre “to join to”; annex, -ate ¹ ) + -iō -ion

Example Sentences

“Their central issue is there be no annexation and that the people of Gaza not be forcibly displaced,” al-Rantawi said.

From Los Angeles Times

Far-right Israelis see annexation as a way to stop this prospect.

From BBC

The UK and Germany say they have warned Israel against annexation, while UN Secretary General António Guterres told Monday's conference it would be "morally, legally and politically intolerable".

From BBC

Some Israeli ministers want the response to be an announcement of annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank, forever ruling out a viable Palestinian state on the territory.

From BBC

Israel remains implacably opposed and has threatened to retaliate through formal annexation of parts or all of the West Bank.

From BBC

Related Words

• incorporation 
• takeover