Annexation (Noun)
Meaning 1
Incorporation by joining or uniting.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014 was widely condemned by the international community.
- The company's annexation of its rival led to a significant increase in market share.
- The annexation of the adjacent property allowed the university to expand its campus.
- The city's annexation of the surrounding suburbs led to a population boom.
- The annexation of the new territory by the government doubled the country's land area.
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Meaning 2
The formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation; "the French annexation of Madagascar as a colony in 1896"; "a protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.