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Colonisation vs Annexation - What's the difference?

colonisation | annexation |

As nouns the difference between colonisation and annexation

is that colonisation is while annexation is addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.

colonisation

English

Noun

(en noun)
    • ----

    annexation

    English

    (wikipedia annexation)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.
  • (legal) A legal merging of a territory into another body.

    • Synonyms

    * annexion (obsolete)

    Antonyms

    * separation