annexation

CEFRC1

/ˌænɛˈkseɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of adding a place or area to a country.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A legal merging of a territory into another body.

Examples

  • Algeria is against the annexation of East Jerusalem.

  • Any translation is an annexation.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.

Antonyms

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Origin

noun

From Medieval Latin annexation-, stem of annexatio (“action of annexing”), from past participle of annecto.