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| Louisiana Purchase |
the treaty of 1803 in which the United States purchased from France the territory extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada, or the territory itself. |
| Mexico |
Gulf of Mexico, an extension of the Atlantic bordered by Mexico, the United States, and Cuba. [1/2 definitions] |
| Mississippi |
a U.S. state on the Gulf of Mexico between Alabama and Louisiana. (abbr.: MS) [2 definitions] |
| Mississippi River |
a river that flows from Minnesota south through the Midwest, along the border between Mississippi and Louisiana, and into the Gulf of Mexico. |
| MS1 |
abbreviation of "Mississippi," a U.S. state on the Gulf of Mexico between Alabama and Louisiana. |
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