LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the northwestern territories of the United States; led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark; traveled from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River from 1803 to 1806

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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Instance hypernyms:

expedition (an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose)

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