a tract of 45,535 sq. mi. (117,935 sq. km), now contained in New Mexico and Arizona, purchased for $10,000,000 from Mexico in 1853, the treaty being negotiated by James Gadsden.
GADSDEN PURCHASE
Meaning of GADSDEN PURCHASE in English
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012