annexation
Noun
-
Incorporation by joining or uniting (synset 100374226)
hypernym: incorporation - including by incorporatingsynonym: appropriation
-
The formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation (synset 100079356)
"the French annexation of Madagascar as a colony in 1896"; "a protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation"hypernym: acquisition - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
Found on Word Lists
Find words of a similar nature on these lists:
Other Searches
- Rhyme: Dillfrog, RhymeZone
- Definition: Wiktionary, Dictionary.com, Wikipedia, Merriam-Webster, WordNet
- Imagery: Google, Flickr, Bing