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併合 — meaning in English

heigō

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English meaning

  • absorption noun The process of taking in and incorporating a substance, such as light, heat, or liquid.
  • annex noun A separate or attached building added to a larger one.
  • annexation noun The act of taking control of territory and formally incorporating it into another country or state.

Senses

併合 is used for these senses in English:

  • absorption The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
  • annex To add something to another thing, especially territory; to incorporate.
  • annexation Addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.

absorption — full definition

  1. noun The process of taking in and incorporating a substance, such as light, heat, or liquid.
  2. noun A total engrossment of someone's attention or interest.

annex — full definition

  1. noun A separate or attached building added to a larger one.
  2. noun A section added to the end of a document, listing extra material.
  3. verb To take control of territory and incorporate it into one's own country, typically by force.

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