unannexed

C2+ Topic:Places & Geography
US /ˌʌnəˈnɛkst/ UK /ˌʌnəˈnɛkst/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    not annexed or joined; not incorporated into a larger territory

    The unannexed land lay just beyond the city limits.

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Synonyms
1 adj · not annexed or joined; not... separateunincorporatedindependentunjoineddetached
Word family
Related forms annexannexationannexed

Etymology

From un- ('not') + annexed, past participle of annex, from Old French annexer, from Latin annexus, past participle of annectere ('to bind to'), from ad- ('to') + nectere ('to tie, bind').

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