annexation
annex
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈæn.ɪks/ us /ˈæn.ɪks/
US spelling of annexe（annexe的美式拼写）

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Parts of buildings in general
addition
annexe
downstairs
elevation
extension
façade
foundation
frontage
Juliet balcony
man cave
multi-chambered
organ loft
superstructure
wing

annex | American Dictionary

annex
verb[ T ]
us/əˈneks, ˈæn·eks/

annexverb[T] (TAKE)

to take possession of an area of land or a country and add it to a larger area, usually by force:
The United States annexed parts of Texas and New Mexico, which belonged to Mexico.

annexation

noun[ C/U ]us/ˌæn·ekˈseɪ·ʃən, ˌæn·ək-/
[ U ]the annexation of Latvia by the Soviet Union
annex
noun[ C ]
us/ˈæn·eks, -ɪks/

annexnoun[C] (ADDED BUILDING)

an addition to a building, or another building, used with an existing building:
The old warehouse became an annex of the main store.

annex | Business English

annex
noun[ C ]
(alsoannexe)uk /ˈæneks/us
an addition to a document or report:
The List of Export Subsidies is provided in Annex I to the Agreement.

Examples of annex

annex
The tract in question had recently been annexed into the city and was surrounded on all sides by residential areas.
The annex gives examples of statements relevant to public health and the type of evidence that is required to document their validity.
First, the inner bedroom behind the entrance hall on the ground floor was partly situated in a secondarily added annex.
The new barrio coincided with the territory annexed to the town in 1614.
It has a long annex listing types of injuries and corresponding compensation levels.
Many of those travelling east came from parts of the country that had only recently been annexed.
There are seventy-seven pages of analytical annexes and tables.
The book provides several annexes that complement the main text very well.
The first one, defining the ignitor, the second one, defining the volume annexed to the ignitor.
The area around this annex is the natural location for commercial buildings.
The latter comprises the living quarters proper and other elements such as cellars, ovens, graves, stables and other annexes.
To the west of the stairs there was a bedroom in an annex located partly outside the main building.
Not only could none of the capitals declare independence, but it would be difficult for a rival confederation to have annexed them.
At the same time, he noted the difficulty faced by such music when its structural sophistication threatens to annex its popular appeal.
In this annex, some assumptions on parameters/elasticities are modified and the results are discussed.
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