Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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U.S. | Yes | No | No | No |
Louisiana Purchase | Yes | No | No | No |
U.S. (noun) | Louisiana Purchase (noun) |
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the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States | 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 |
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 |