Definition of ANNEXATION

annexation

Plural: annexations

Noun

  • incorporation by joining or uniting
  • 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"
  • Addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.
  • A legal merging of a territory into another body.

Origin / Etymology

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

Antonyms

separation

Scrabble Score: 17

annexation: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
annexation: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
annexation: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

annexation: valid Words With Friends Word