annexation
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Medieval Latin annexation-, stem of annexatio (“action of annexing”), from past participle of annecto
Noun [edit]
annexation (plural annexations)
- An act of annexing, or territories that have been annexed.
- (law) A legal merging of a territory into another body.
Synonyms [edit]
- annexion (obsolete)
Translations [edit]
the act of annexing
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