ALL meanings of louisiana purchase
Lou·i·si·an·a pur·chase
L l - noun louisiana purchase 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. 1
- noun louisiana purchase the land included in this purchase. 1
- noun louisiana purchase 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) 0
- noun louisiana purchase 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 0