French Louisiana

English

Etymology

French +‎ Louisiana (from French Louisiane).

Proper noun

French Louisiana

1. (historical) The French vast colony of Louisiana in North America, part of New France, sold to the United States as the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.

Translations

French colony

• Dutch: Frans Louisiana
• French: Louisiane française

References

• Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
• Westermann Großer Atlas zur Weltgeschichte, Braunschweig (Brunswick), 1956 (George Westermann Verlag) - German language atlas of world history
• WorldStatesmen