annex
/ˈænɛks/noun, verb2 syllables
Annex means: an addition that extends a main building.
Synonyms for annex7
What does annex mean?3
noun
1
an addition that extends a main building
verb
1
take (territory) as if by conquest“Hitler annexed Lithuania”
2
add an extra part to
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Annex in a sentence
- The annex is on the north of the original building.Lumi
- The small country was annexed to its larger neighbor.unknown
- When was this area annexed to the city?AlanF_US
- Five years later, Japan formally annexed the entire peninsula.The_World_Factbook
- Russia's decision to annex some Ukrainian territories is irreversible.Amastan
- Austria was forcibly annexed into a greater Germany.Amastan
- Netanyahu's new government is considering to annex the West Bank.Amastan
- Netanyahu wants to annex the entire territory of the West Bank.Amastan
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Forms of annex
as a noun
- plural
- annexes
as a verb
- past tense
- annexed
- present participle
- annexing
- third-person singular
- annexes
- past participle
- annexed