annex
annex
an·nex
I
/əˈnɛks/ verb , -nex·es, -nexed, -nex·ing [ + obj ]
: to add (an area or region) to a country, state, etc. : to take control of (a territory or place)
The United States annexed Texas in 1845.
The government planned to annex the islands.
an·nex·a·tion /æˌnɛkˈseıʃən/ noun , pl -tions [ count , noncount ]
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an·nex
II
(chiefly US) (
1 : a building that is attached to or near a larger building and usually used as part of it
The addition will be used as an annex to the library.
We store our old files in the annex.
2 chiefly Brit : a section or statement added at the end of a document : appendix
an annexe to the document