Annex Definition

ə-nĕks, ănĕks

annexed, annexes, annexing

verb

annexed, annexes, annexing

To append or attach, especially to a larger or more significant thing.

American Heritage

To add on or attach, as a smaller thing to a larger; append.

Webster's New World

To incorporate (territory) into an existing political unit such as a country, state, county, or city.

American Heritage

To add to as a condition, consequence, etc.

Webster's New World

To add or attach, as an attribute, condition, or consequence.

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noun

A building added on to a larger one or an auxiliary building situated near a main one.

American Heritage

Something added on.

Webster's New World

An addition, such as an appendix, that is made to a record or other document.

American Heritage

Annex is defined as an additional part of a building or a nearby building which is used as part of the main building.

An example of an annex is a building in the parking lot which is used as additional office space to supplement the office space in the main building.

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Other Word Forms of Annex

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annex

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From Middle English, from Old French annexer (“to join”), from Medieval Latin annexāre, present active infinitive of annexō, frequentative of Latin annectō (“bind to”), from ad (“to”) + nectō (“tie, bind”).

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Middle English annexen from Old French annexer from Latin annectere annex- to connect ad- ad- nectere to bind ned- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Borrowing from French annexe, from Latin annexus.

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