deannexation
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
deannexation (countable and uncountable, plural deannexations)
- The process of removing an annex.
- The removal of territory from the jurisdiction of a national or subnational government.
- The city council unanimously approved the deannexation of the proposed region.
- The city's borders have shrunk twice through deannexation over the past decade.