annex

/əˈneks/, /ˈæn·eks/ v [T] (TAKE)

Definition

› to take possession of an area of land or a country and add it to a larger area, usually by force: The United States annexed parts of Texas and New Mexico, which belonged to Mexico. annexation

/ˌæn·ekˈseɪ·ʃən/, /ˌæn·ək-/ n [C/U] › [U] the annexation of Latvia by the Soviet Union

(Definition of annex v (TAKE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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annals pl n
annex n ADDED BUILDING
annex v TAKE
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