Louisiana Purchase

/ˈluwiziˌænə ˌpʌrtʃəs/
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Definitions of Louisiana Purchase
  1. noun
    territory in the western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million; extends from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada
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    district, dominion, territorial dominion, territory
    a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
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