annexed

American  

[an-ekst, uh-nekst] / ˈæn ɛkst, əˈnɛkst /

adjective

1. 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.

2. (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.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of annex.

Other Word Forms

• unannexed adjective

Etymology

Origin of annexed

annex ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The transition to “West Bank” occurred in 1950, when Jordan annexed the territory.

From The Wall Street Journal

Adek and I attended the same university, and I found him outside the library, lecturing to a trio of enthralled young ladies about the dangers facing our neighbor Czechoslovakia now that Germany had annexed Austria.

From Literature

The US president and senior members of his administration have repeatedly raised the prospect of the semi-autonomous Danish territory becoming an annexed part of the United States.

From BBC

When World War II ended, parts of eastern Poland were annexed by the Soviet Union.

From The Wall Street Journal

Local officials denied the operator’s request to be annexed into Tucson and have access to the city’s water.

From Barron's

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