LOUISIANA PURCHASE, THE


Meaning of LOUISIANA PURCHASE, THE in English

Louˌisiana ˈPurchase, the BrE AmE ( also the Louˌisiana ˈTerritory )

the area of land which the US bought from France in 1803. It consisted of the land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains and between Canada and the Gulf of Mexico. The Louisiana Purchase more than doubled the size of the US.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.