annexation

annexion

Rattachement officiel d’un territoire à un pays, une ville ou une autre autorité administrative.

En anglais simple : The official joining of an area of land to a country, city, or other governing body.

• The council approved the annexation.
• The annexation brought the village within the city limits.
• Several countries refused to recognize the annexation of the territory.

Comment l'utiliser : annexation of something by something (Residents opposed the annexation of their town by the city.)

Synonymes : incorporation

Expressions courantes : territorial annexation, annexation of territory, formal annexation

annexion, incorporation

Action d’ajouter quelque chose à un ensemble plus grand, ou élément ainsi ajouté.

En anglais simple : The act of adding something to a larger whole, or the thing added.

• The annexation enlarged the estate.
• They opposed the annexation of the neighboring plot.
• The new annexation included a barn and two fields.

Comment l'utiliser : annexation of something to something (The annexation of the field to the estate increased its size.)

Synonymes : addition, incorporation

Expressions courantes : annexation of land, proposed annexation, annexation to something