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
The document is listed in an annexe in two corporate witness statements provided by Fujitsu's current European chief executive, Paul Patterson, in 2024 but has only recently been published.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025
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
Of the eight Jews who hid in the secret annexe in Amsterdam, only Anne’s father, Otto, survived the Holocaust.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 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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