ANNEX
What does "ANNEX" mean?
To take possession of or attach territory, especially by force or formal addition.
Meanings
- To add or attach, especially to incorporate territory into a state. The empire moved to annex the coastal provinces.
- A building or section added on to a larger one. The overflow class met in the annex behind the gym.
- An addition or supplement to a document. The terms are spelled out in the annex to the treaty. formal
Word origin
From Latin 'annectere', to bind to (ad- 'to' + nectere 'to tie'), via the past participle 'annexus' and Old French 'annexer'.
Remember it
ANNEX = AN + NEX(t): you take the next thing and tie it on. Note the doubled N.
A little poem
A line redrawn, a fence moved overnight-
the map says yours; the ground remembers fight.
couplet
What it teaches
Drawing a new line on a map is easy; the hard part is everyone who lived inside the old one.
Quick facts
What does ANNEX mean?
To take possession of or attach territory, especially by force or formal addition.
Is ANNEX a valid word?
Yes — ANNEX is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ANNEX?
ANNEX has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ANNEX come from?
From Latin 'annectere', to bind to (ad- 'to' + nectere 'to tie'), via the past participle 'annexus' and Old French 'annexer'.
What can ANNEX teach us?
Drawing a new line on a map is easy; the hard part is everyone who lived inside the old one.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.