Meaning Of The Word Louisiana Purchase
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Louisiana Purchase Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Louisiana Purchase?
Louisiana Purchase in American English
land bought by the U.S. from France in 1803 for $15,000,000: it extended from the Mississippi to the Rocky Mountains & from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada noun: a treaty signed with France in 1803 by which the U.S. purchased for $15,000,000 the land extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico Louisiana Purchase in British English noun: the large region of North America sold by Napoleon I to the US in 1803 for 15 million dollars: consists of the W part of the Mississippi basin. Area: about 2 292 150 sq km (885 000 sq miles) |
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