annexationist

Variant of annex

annex definition

an·nex (ə neks′, a-; for n. an′eks′)

transitive verb

  1. to add on or attach, as a smaller thing to a larger; append
  2. to add to as a condition, consequence, etc.
  3. to incorporate into a country, state, etc. the territory of (another country, state, etc.)
  4. to take or appropriate, esp. without asking
  5. Archaic to join; connect

Etymology: ME annexen < OFr annexer < L annexus, pp. of annectere < ad-, to + nectere, to tie, bind: see net

noun

something added on; specif.,
  1. a wing added to a building
  2. a nearby building used as an addition to the main building
  3. a section added as to a document; addendum

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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