Gadsden Purchase

proper noun

A region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico that the United States acquired from Mexico by the Treaty of Mesilla in 1854.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Gadsden Purchase
  1. A region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico that the United States acquired from Mexico by the Treaty of Mesilla in 1854.

Origin

Named after James Gadsden, U.S. ambassador to Mexico.

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APA

Gadsden Purchase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gadsden%20Purchase

MLA

“Gadsden Purchase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gadsden%20Purchase. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gadsden Purchase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gadsden%20Purchase.

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