annexation

C3611
concept

Annexation is the formal process by which a state or governing authority incorporates new territory into its jurisdiction, extending its sovereignty and legal control over that area.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
territorial annexation 15
annexation canonical 5
annexed territory 1

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: annexation
Generated description
Annexation is the formal process by which a state or governing authority incorporates new territory into its jurisdiction, extending its sovereignty and legal control over that area.

Instances (24)

Instance Via concept surface
Polish territories directly incorporated into the Reich annexed territory
Annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1898 territorial annexation
Doctrine of Lapse colonial annexation policy
Zaolzie annexation of 1938 territorial annexation
Annexation of Korea colonial annexation
Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation —
Annexation of Venetia territorial annexation
German annexation of the Hlučín Region territorial annexation
Annexation of Texas territorial annexation
German annexation of the Free City of Danzig territorial annexation
Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina territorial annexation
French Revolutionary occupation of the left bank of the Rhine —
Soviet occupation of the Baltic states —
Indian annexation of Daman and Diu —
Annexation of Hanover by Prussia territorial annexation
Ottoman annexation of Egypt territorial annexation
Annexation of Central America to the First Mexican Empire territorial annexation
Jordanian annexation of the West Bank territorial annexation
California annexation by the United States territorial annexation
Anschluss of Austria —
Soviet occupation in 1940 territorial annexation
politique des Réunions territorial annexation policy
French annexation of the Duchy of Burgundy territorial annexation
German annexation of Alsace-Lorraine (1871–1918) territorial annexation