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Die Annexion
The formal absorption of one state's territory by another. The verb is 'annektieren'. It carries a strongly negative sense in modern diplomacy.
Examples in context
Die Annexion wurde international nicht anerkannt.
The annexation was not recognised internationally.
Der Bundestag verurteilte die Annexion des Gebiets.
The Bundestag condemned the annexation of the territory.
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