Alaska purchase
purchase of the territory of alaska by the u.s. from russia in 1867 for $7,200,000.
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the territory itself.
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having wings; winged. having membranous expansions like wings. the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species. historical examples cells more or less pyriform, alate, narrow below, bulging or ventricose upwards. narrative of the voyage of h.m.s. rattlesnake, commanded by the late captain owen stanley, r.n., f.r.s. etc. […]
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having wings; winged. having membranous expansions like wings. the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species. historical examples a genus composed of species of nayades, distinguished by their alated dorsal margins, and lamellated lateral teeth. a conchological manual george brettingham sowerby this term has the same application […]