Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To append or attach, especially to a larger or more significant thing.
- transitive verb To incorporate (territory) into an existing political unit such as a country, state, county, or city.
- transitive verb To add or attach, as an attribute, condition, or consequence.
- noun A building added on to a larger one or an auxiliary building situated near a main one.
- noun An addition, such as an appendix, that is made to a record or other document.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Something annexed; specifically, a subsidiary building connected with an industrial exhibition; hence, any similar arrangement for the purpose of providing additional accommodation, or for carrying out some object subordinate to the main and original object. Also spelled
annexe . - To attach at the end; subjoin; affix: as, to
annex a codicil to a will. - To unite, as a smaller thing to a greater; join; make an integral part of: as, to
annex a conquered province to a kingdom. - To attach, especially as an attribute, a condition, or a consequence: as, to
annex a penalty to a prohibition. - Synonyms Add, Affix, Attach. See
add and list under affix.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Something annexed or appended; as, an additional stipulation to a writing, a subsidiary building to a main building; a wing.
- transitive verb To join or attach; usually to subjoin; to affix; to append; -- followed by
to . - transitive verb To join or add, as a smaller thing to a greater.
- transitive verb To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc..
- intransitive verb To join; to be united.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
addition , anextension . - noun An
appendix . - noun An addition or extension to a building.
- noun An addition to the territory of a country or state, from a neighbouring country or state, normally by military force.
- verb To add something to another, to incorporate into.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb take (territory) as if by conquest
- verb attach to
- noun an addition that extends a main building
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"This is what we call our annex -- the annex to our camp."
The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake Or the Hermit of Fern Island Margaret Penrose
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Two other guest rooms occupy a separate wing, and a fourth is located in the attic of the garage annex, which is connected to the house by a glass passageway.
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On October 3, the committee suspended publication of the so-called annex bulletin on the Suez situation because of “the preponderance of indications that the UK and France do not intend to resort to force at this time.”
Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011
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On October 3, the committee suspended publication of the so-called annex bulletin on the Suez situation because of “the preponderance of indications that the UK and France do not intend to resort to force at this time.”
Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011
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While the Fountainebleu apartments sit across from an entrance to the university, it also is operated with a smaller property known as the annex, which doesn't have its own cafeteria, so residents must walk several blocks to the Fountainebleu if they want to eat in a dining facility.
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The Kyoto Protocol depended heavily on the commitments of the so-called annex one countries who were seen at the time as the biggest polluters.
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The Kyoto Protocol depended heavily on the commitments of the so-called annex one countries who were seen at the time as the biggest polluters.
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The Kyoto Protocol depended heavily on the commitments of the so-called annex one countries who were seen at the time as the biggest polluters.
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The Kyoto Protocol depended heavily on the commitments of the so-called annex one countries who were seen at the time as the biggest polluters.
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Terry Opdendyk Others are considering so-called annex funds, which are side funds that can provide an extra pool of money.
As Cash Stops Flowing, Venture Capitalists Get Creative 2008
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