word
Annexation
A-neh-KSAY-shuhn
/ˌænɛˈkseɪʃʌn/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
annexation
Dictionary meaning
The formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation.
Examples
- The French annexation of Madagascar as a colony in 1896.
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