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annexe

British  
/ ˈænɛks /

noun

    1. an extension to a main building

    2. a building used as an addition to a main building nearby

  1. something added or annexed, esp a supplement to a document

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

"He came round to the annexe for all his meals," says Marriott, who established a similar set-up with Kell Brook for seven months ahead of his fight against Amir Khan in 2022.

From BBC May 18, 2024

It is expected all clearance work on the 1960s annexe of the RBS headquarters at 36 St Andrew Square, levelling the site, will be completed later this year.

From BBC Feb. 6, 2023

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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