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verb
- 1. add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document: "the first ten amendments were annexed to the Constitution in 1791"
- 2. add (territory) to one's own territory by appropriation: "the left bank of the Rhine was annexed by France in 1797" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a building joined to or associated with a main building, providing additional space or accommodation: "the school's one-storey wooden annex"
- 2. an addition to a document: "an annex to the report"
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ANNEX definition: 1. to take possession of an area of land or a country, usually by force or without permission: 2…. Learn more.
The meaning of ANNEX is to incorporate (an additional geographic area) within the domain of a country, state, etc.. How to use annex in a sentence.
verb (used with object) to attach, append, or add, especially to something larger or more important. to incorporate (territory) into the domain of a city, country, or state: Germany annexed part of Czechoslovakia. to take or appropriate, especially without permission. to attach as an attribute, condition, or consequence.
An annex is an extension of or an addition to a building. A small room off of a main room is an annex, and attics are another type of annex.
verb. If a country annexes another country or an area of land, it seizes it and takes control of it. Rome annexed the Nabatean kingdom in 106 AD. [VERB noun] Hitler was determined to annex Austria to Germany. [VERB noun + to] Synonyms: seize, take over, appropriate, acquire More Synonyms of annex.
A subsidiary building joined to or associated with another (usually larger or more important) building, typically in order to provide additional space or accommodation. See also granny annexe n. 1829. La Pitié became an annex of the Hôtel Dieu, and was appropriated to the same diseases as that hospital.
: a building that is attached to or near a larger building and usually used as part of it. The addition will be used as an annex to the library. We store our old files in the annex. 2. chiefly British : a section or statement added at the end of a document : appendix. an annexe to the document.
Annex Definition. To append or attach, especially to a larger or more significant thing. To add on or attach, as a smaller thing to a larger; append. To incorporate (territory) into an existing political unit such as a country, state, county, or city. To add to as a condition, consequence, etc.
1. to join or add, esp to something larger; attach. 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to add (territory) by conquest or occupation. 3. to add or append as a condition, warranty, etc. 4. to appropriate without permission. n. a variant spelling (esp US) of annexe.
an addition to a building, or another building, used with an existing building: The old warehouse became an annex of the main store.
