annexation
noun[CorU]
uk/ˌæn.ekˈseɪ.ʃən/us/ˌæn.ekˈseɪ.ʃən/possessiontaken of apieceoflandor acountry, usually byforceor withoutpermission:
吞并，兼并（领土或国家）The country's annexationofitsneighbourcausedanoutcry.该国对其邻国的吞并引起了强烈抗议。
AnnexationshelpedSanJosegrowinto one of the nation'sbiggestcities.兼并帮助圣何塞成为美国最大的城市之一。
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annex
- The annexation is notrecognizedinternationally.
- Russianexpansionin the 19thcenturyinvolvedthe annexation ofterritorybelongingtoChina.
- Countyleadersobjectedto an annexation.
Colonization & self-government
- acknowledgement of country
- annex
- anti-colonial
- anti-colonialism
- anti-colonialist
- colony
- commonwealth
- condominium
- crown colony
- decolonization
- independence
- Independence Day
- intercolonial
- land acknowledgment
- Nat
- recolonization
- recolonize
- secede
- secession
- self-determination
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Arriving, entering and invading