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Annex

Meaning in history, with examples

/əˈneks/verbCommon term

In history, annex means: To take control of a territory and make it officially part of one's own state, often by force or without the agreement of the people living there.

In Turkish: ilhak etmek, topraklarına katmak

How it is used

States annex territories, regions or provinces; the noun is annexation. Historians distinguish annexation from occupation, where control is meant to be temporary. As a noun, annexe (British) or annex (American) means an extra building.

Example sentences

  1. Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1908.

  2. Several neighbouring states refused to recognise the annexation.

Common collocations

  • annex territory
  • formally annex
  • the annexation of
  • be annexed by
  • conquestThe act of taking control of a country, city or people by military force, or a territory that has been taken in this way.
  • sovereigntySupreme authority over a territory and its people, including the right to make laws and to govern without control from any outside power.
  • treatyA formal written agreement between two or more states, for example to end a war, settle borders or create an alliance.
  • empireA large state or group of territories and peoples ruled by a single supreme authority, often an emperor or sultan, and usually built through conquest.

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