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an⋅nex⋅a⋅tion⋅ism

  [an-ik-sey-shuh-niz-uhm, an-ek-]
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–noun
the theory or practice of taking over another country's territory, esp. by force.
Origin:
1840–50; annexation + -ism

Related forms:
an⋅nex⋅a⋅tion⋅ist, noun, adjective
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an·nex   (ə-něks', ān'ěks')   
tr.v.   an·nexed, an·nex·ing, an·nex·es

  1. To append or attach, especially to a larger or more significant thing.

  2. To incorporate (territory) into an existing political unit such as a country, state, county, or city.

  3. To add or attach, as an attribute, condition, or consequence.

n.   (ān'ěks', ān'ĭks)

  1. A building added on to a larger one or an auxiliary building situated near a main one.

  2. An addition, such as an appendix, that is made to a record or other document.


[Middle English annexen, from Old French annexer, from Latin annectere, annex-, to connect : ad-, ad- + nectere, to bind; see ned- in Indo-European roots.]
an'nex·a'tion (ān'ĭk-sā'shən) n., an'nex·a'tion·al adj., an'nex·a'tion·ism n., an'nex·a'tion·ist n.
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