nature reserve

noun

: an area where animals and plants are protected and that has few buildings or homes

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Designed by the architecture firm Graft, the lakeside property is clad in wooden slats made from timber salvaged from the surrounding nature reserve. Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026 Bill Clinton creates the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve, at 131,800 square miles (341,360 square km)—all underwater—the largest nature reserve in the country. Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026 In 2018, a blaze east of Athens killed more than 100 people, while a massive fire in 2023, which tore through a remote nature reserve in northeastern Greece, was the largest wildfire recorded in the EU. Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026 In 2018, a blaze east of Athens killed more than 100 people, while a massive fire in 2023 which tore through a remote nature reserve in northeastern Greece was the largest wildfire ever recorded in the European Union. ABC News, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for nature reserve

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“Nature reserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nature%20reserve. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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