annexation (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation
examples the French annexation of Madagascar as a colony in 1896
a protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation
Outgoing links
Hypernym acquisition
Derivationally related form annexation → annexational
Incoming links
Derivationally related form annexational → annexation
Pertainym (pertains to noun) annexational → annexation
Hyponym acquisition

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