annexe
Britishnoun
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an extension to a main building
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a building used as an addition to a main building nearby
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something added or annexed, esp a supplement to a document
Example Sentences
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Liz Molyneux, who is also based near Newtown, is already paying a council tax premium on the annexe attached to her home.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
At the time of the police's first visit, in early November 2024, he was living in an annexe of his parents' property, and was described as looking "unkempt".
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025
I live in an annexe at my parents' house and help care for my dad who has Parkinson's and my mum, who has dementia, though she is now in a home.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024
Dominik Zaum and his family have had a mother and her young daughter staying with them in an annexe since June 2022.
From BBC • May 7, 2023
This 'dining hall' where I now sit, however, is a modem annexe built to adjoin the main building - a long, flat room characterized by rows of large windows on either side.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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