ANNEXATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation

Example:

a protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("annexation" is a kind of...):

acquisition (the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something)

Derivation:

annexational (relating to annexation)

Meaning:

Incorporation by joining or uniting

Synonyms:

annexation; appropriation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("annexation" is a kind of...):

incorporation (including by incorporating)

Derivation:

annexational (relating to annexation)