annexation
nounEtymology From Medieval Latin annexation-, stem of annexatio (“action of annexing”), from past participle of annecto.
1
Addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.
2
Law A legal merging of a territory into another body.
- Synonyms
- annexion
- Antonyms
- separation
- Derived terms
- annexational, annexationism, annexationist, annexationistic, antiannexation, nonannexation, reannexation