ANNEXATION
Scrabble letter values: A1N1N1E1X8A1T1I1O1N1 = 17
Definition
- noun incorporation by joining or uniting. — synonyms: appropriation
- noun the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation.
Examples
- “the French annexation of Madagascar as a colony in 1896”
- “a protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation”