national park

noun

: an area of special scenic, historical, or scientific importance set aside and maintained by a national government and in the U.S. by an act of Congress

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Bitter End Yacht Club is tucked away on a peninsula off of Virgin Gorda’s North Sound, just beyond Richard Branson’s Necker Island and Prickly Pear, a national park. Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025 Reservations required: Which national parks require them in 2025 Unrelated, the executive order also revokes a presidential memorandum signed by then-President Barack Obama in 2017 that promoted a range of diversity and inclusion efforts in the management of national parks and other public lands. Eve Chen, USA Today, 5 July 2025 Not all national parks charge an entrance fee, and for those that do, the fee varies. July 3, CBS News, 3 July 2025 Not every national park in the United States requires advance reservations, timed entries or a lottery system. Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for national park

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First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of national park was in 1851

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“National park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20park. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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national park

noun
: an area of special scenic, historical, or scientific importance set aside and maintained by a national government and in the U.S. by an act of Congress

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