Annex Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of ANNEX

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:

to add (an area or region) to a country, state, etc.

:

to take control of (a territory or place)

• The United States annexed Texas in 1845.
• The government planned to annex the islands.

— annexation

/æˌnɛkˈseɪʃən/

noun,

plural

annexations

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Britannica Dictionary definition of ANNEX

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1

:

a building that is attached to or near a larger building and usually used as part of it

• The addition will be used as an annex to the library.
• We store our old files in the annex.

2

chiefly British

:

a section or statement added at the end of a document

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appendix

• an annexe to the document