annexed
Americanadjective
-
attached or added, especially to something larger or more important.
The final report, together with annexed comments made by the inspected party, shall be submitted within 30 days after the inspection.
-
(of territory) incorporated into the domain of a larger entity, often as an act of aggression.
The bill will clarify the authority of cities and villages over annexed county roads.
In October 1939 Hitler gave his newly appointed Reich Commissioner full control over the annexed section of Poland.
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of annexed
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The eighth project was annexed into the City of Granbury, which had not received any development plans, according to a spokesperson.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
"I found out that he became a member of the Nazi Party around 21st of April 1938, just a few days after the Anschluss," when Adolf Hitler annexed Austria to Germany, he said.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Not the kind that requires parcels of land to be annexed, such as Guantanamo Bay, in exchange for freedom.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
When World War II ended, parts of eastern Poland were annexed by the Soviet Union.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Other treaty violations followed as the Nazi government annexed Austria, then the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia, where many ethnic Germans lived, and finally the rest of Czechoslovakia.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
