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Nov 30, 2009
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Hay'-Paunce'fote Trea"ty



Pronunciation: (hā'pôns'foot), [key]
an agreement (1901) between the U.S. and Great Britain giving the U.S. the sole right to build a canal across Central America connecting the Atlantic and Pacific. Cf. Clayton-Bulwer Treaty.

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