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national park
noun
- an area of scenic beauty, historical importance, or the like, owned and maintained by a national government for the use of the people.
National Park
1noun
- a mountainous volcanic region in New Zealand, in the central North Island: ski resort
national park
2noun
- an area of countryside for public use designated by a national government as being of notable scenic, environmental, or historical importance
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You might be wondering why the official names of Wales' tallest mountain and largest national park have changed.
According to a report that will be presented to the authority on Wednesday, many businesses and media outlets had also started referring to the mountain and national park by their Welsh names.
Rangers accompanied them with machine guns to protect them against wild animals like elephants or rhinos, or even poachers in the national park.
As of August, the national park had logged nearly 3 million visitors.
Alexander and Diana Darwall are challenging a Court of Appeal ruling, which said people can wild camp on some privately owned commons in the national park in Devon.
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