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Noun: annex  'a,neks or a-niks
  1. An addition that extends a main building
    "The school built an annex to accommodate the growing number of students";
    - annexe [Brit], extension, wing
Verb: annex  'a,neks or a-niks
  1. Take (territory) as if by conquest
    "Hitler annexed Lithuania"
     
  2. Add an extra part to
    "The city annexed the neighbouring town"

Derived forms: annexing, annexes, annexed

Type of: add on, addition, add-on, affix, append, arrogate, assume, improver, seize, supplement, take over, usurp

Part of: building, edifice

Encyclopedia: Annex, Oregon