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# annexation

noun (annexation; an annexation, annexations)

«annexation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Annexation is when one country takes control of land that belonged to another country and makes it part of itself, often by force. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annexation/#m1)
2. Annexation is also when a town or city joins nearby land to itself by law. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annexation/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in history and current affairs lessons: Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 was condemned by most countries at the United Nations as illegal; history has many annexations by empires.

### Examples

- Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 was not recognised by most countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annexation/#x1)
- The United Nations General Assembly voted that the vote used to justify the annexation was not valid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annexation/#x2)
- The empire grew through the annexation of smaller kingdoms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annexation/#x3)
- The city's annexation of the village made it bigger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annexation/#x4)
- Many people protested against the annexation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annexation/#x5)
- Annexation by force breaks international law. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annexation/#x6)

### Note

Verb: «annex» (an-NEX); noun «an annex» or «annexe» (UK) also means an extra building joined to a main one. Annexation usually means one side took land without the other side's free agreement.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «annexation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annexation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«annexation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/annexation.html) on Mova free.