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Louisiana
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Louisiana
(proper noun)
Louisiana
/luˌiːzi
ˈ
ænə/
proper noun
Louisiana
/luˌiːzi
ˈ
ænə/
proper noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of LOUISIANA
1
:
state of the U.S.
2
the Louisiana Purchase
:
area of the U.S. purchased from France in 1803
— Louisianian
/luˌiːzi
ˈ
ænijən/
adjective or noun
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