# Gadsden Purchase

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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