louisiana purchase

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 109113125)
    is an instance of: district, dominion, territorial dominion, territory - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
    is a part of: america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

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