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annexation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | appropriation |
| Type of | incorporation |
| Derivation | annexational |
annexation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | acquisition |
| Derivation | annexational |
the French annexation of Madagascar as a colony in 1896.
a protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation.
Examples of annexation
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Beaumont said annexation would also improve city services, such as snow removal.
From the omaha.com
Over the years, it has fought off at least three annexation attempts by Chicago.
From the businessweek.com
There has been a 20 percent increase in signs and signals because of annexation.
From the thenewstribune.com
Now, the community faces the prospect of annexation by neighboring Los Alamitos.
From the ocregister.com
State law prevents annexation of agricultural lands that are rural in character.
From the omaha.com
Omaha's annexation of Elkhorn is expected to occur within the next several days.
From the omaha.com
They predicted a very conservative annexation policy for the next several years.
From the omaha.com
Omaha will add more than $840 million in property valuation with the annexation.
From the omaha.com
In between would be dozens of subdivisions awaiting annexation by Omaha someday.
From the omaha.com
- Incorporation by joining or uniting
- The formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation; "the French annexation of Madagascar as a colony in 1896"; "a protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation"
- (annexational) relating to annexation
- Annexation (Latin ad, to, and nexus, joining) is the de jure incorporation of some territory into another geo-political entity (either adjacent or non-contiguous). ...
- An act of annexing, or territories that have been annexed; A legal merging of a territory into another body
- The act of attaching, adding or joining one thing to another, generally a smaller or subordinate thing with a large or principal thing. Usually with respect to land or fixtures.
- Permanently affixing to real property, such as city adding additional land to increase its size.
- Addition to property or to territory.
- An expansion of the city limits through the addition of territory to the jurisdictional boundaries of the city. Includes 'contract annexation' agreements between applicants and the city.
