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

In March 1938, when Kurt was a 1-year-old, Nazi Germany annexed Austria.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 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

Lore Segal was 10 years old in 1938 when Nazi Germany annexed Austria and began the process of annulling the citizenships and confiscating the properties of Jewish families such as her own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Austria -- which was annexed by Hitler's Germany in 1938 -- has repeatedly been criticised in the past for not fully acknowledging its responsibility in the Holocaust.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Hence when Japan sent troops to Korea and annexed it in 1910, Japanese military leaders celebrated the annexation as “the restoration of the legitimate arrangement of antiquity.”

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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