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Louisiana Purchase

Louisiana Purchase proper noun: the acquisition of the Louisiana territory (828,000 square miles or 2.14 million km²) by the United States from France in 1803.

Proper noun

Louisiana Purchase

  1. (US, historical) The acquisition of the Louisiana territory (828,000 square miles or 2.14 million km²) by the United States from France in 1803.

Questions about Louisiana Purchase

What does Louisiana Purchase mean?
Louisiana Purchase means the acquisition of the Louisiana territory (828,000 square miles or 2.14 million km²) by the United States from France in 1803.
What part of speech is Louisiana Purchase?
Louisiana Purchase is a proper noun.

Words near Louisiana Purchase in the dictionary

  1. Louisiana grasses
  2. Louisiana heron
  3. Louisiana herons
  4. Louisiana muskrat
  5. Louisiana muskrats
  6. Louisiana Purchase
  7. Louisiana Regional English
  8. Louisiana tanager
  9. Louisiana tanagers
  10. Louisiana Territory
  11. Louisiana water thrush

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