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Territory of Louisiana

Territory of Louisiana proper noun: a former territory of the United States, comprising of most of the land gained from the Louisiana Purchase, excluding Louisiana proper, existing from 1805 to 1812, when it was renamed to the Territory of Missouri after the Territory of Orleans was admitted into the Union as "Louisiana".

Proper noun

the Territory of Louisiana

  1. (historical) A former territory of the United States, comprising of most of the land gained from the Louisiana Purchase, excluding Louisiana proper, existing from 1805 to 1812, when it was renamed to the Territory of Missouri after the Territory of Orleans was admitted into the Union as "Louisiana".

Questions about Territory of Louisiana

What does Territory of Louisiana mean?
Territory of Louisiana means a former territory of the United States, comprising of most of the land gained from the Louisiana Purchase, excluding Louisiana proper, existing from 1805 to 1812, when it was renamed to the Territory of Missouri after the Territory of Orleans was admitted into the Union as "Louisiana".
What part of speech is Territory of Louisiana?
Territory of Louisiana is a proper noun.

Words near Territory of Louisiana in the dictionary

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  2. Territory of Colorado
  3. Territory of Dakota
  4. Territory of Guam
  5. territory of Llanquihue
  6. Territory of Louisiana
  7. territory of Magallanes
  8. Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies
  9. Territory of New Mexico
  10. Territory of Orleans
  11. Territory of the Saar Basin

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