annex
The annexation is not recognized internationally.
Russian expansion in the 19th century involved the annexation of territory belonging to China.
County leaders objected to an annexation.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Colonization & self-government
acknowledgement of country
annex
anti-colonial
anti-colonialism
anti-colonialist
commonwealth
condominium
crown colony
declare independence
decolonization
independence
Independence Day
intercolonial
land acknowledgment
Nat
secede
secession
self-determination
self-governing
self-government
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