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Definition of: Louisiana
(l·ē′zē·an′ə)
One of the United States, fronting south on the Gulf of Mexico; 48,523 square miles; capital, Baton Rouge; comprised of portions of West Florida and of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, it entered the Union April 8, 1812; nickname, Pelican State or Creole State: abbr. LA
—Lou·i′si·an′i·an, Lou·i′si·an′an adjective & noun
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