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annex
[ verb uh-neks, an-eks; noun an-eks, -iks ]
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.
noun
- something annexed.
- a subsidiary building or an addition to a building:
The emergency room is in the annex of the main building.
- something added to a document; appendix; supplement:
an annex to a treaty.
annex
verb
- to join or add, esp to something larger; attach
- to add (territory) by conquest or occupation
- to add or append as a condition, warranty, etc
- to appropriate without permission
noun
- a variant spelling (esp US) of annexe
Derived Forms
- ˈԱ油, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·Ա·· adjective
- non··Ա·· adjective
- ··Ա verb (used with object)
- ··Ա verb (used with object)
- un··Ա·· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of annex1
Example Sentences
Earlier this week, Trump accused Zelensky of harming peace negotiations, after the Ukrainian leader again ruled out recognising Russian control of Crimea, a southern Ukrainian peninsula illegally annexed by Moscow in 2014.
Crimea was first annexed by Tsarist Russia under Catherine the Great in 1783 and largely remained part of Russia until Khrushchev's decision.
Ukraine has long said it will not give up Crimea, a southern peninsula illegally annexed by Russia in 2014.
Ukraine has repeatedly stated that it will not give up Crimea, a southern peninsula illegally annexed by Russia in 2014.
It would also recognise Crimea – which was annexed illegally by Russia in 2014 – as de jure Russian territory.
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