national park
an area of scenic beauty, historical importance, or the like, owned and maintained by a national government for the use of the people.
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The New York Times reported that the singer — whom Yun noted was “cooperative throughout the process” — will face federal charges because the arrest took place in Gateway National Recreation Area, a national park.
Bruce Springsteen’s Super Bowl Jeep commercial pulled after news of singer’s DWI arrest | Bethonie Butler | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostSummer road trips to national parks feel like an American rite of passage.
4 Awesome Winter Road Trips to National Parks | Megan Michelson | February 11, 2021 | Outside OnlineHaving an office here, Cook tells me, “is like working in a national park.”
Unlike many national parks, a visit to Acadia can easily stand in for a visit to the state itself.
The Ultimate Acadia National Park Travel Guide | Virginia M. Wright | February 8, 2021 | Outside OnlineIn “The Whispering Land,” Durrell starts in Buenos Aires, swoops south to Patagonia and then boomerangs back north to Calilegua, now a national park.
In ‘The Whispering Land,’ a British naturalist collects travel tales — and animals with tails — in Argentina | Andrea Sachs | February 4, 2021 | Washington Post
After 50 years, members of the Huna Tlingit people can finally collect harvest sea gull eggs again in Glacier national park.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive | Ben Jacobs | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut how could the most famous animal of our most beloved national park simply wink out?
Peacock served as an expert witness on grizzlies in federal court for Glacier national park.
De Merode was ordered to evacuate the national park he served at the time.
A Belgian Prince, Gorillas, Guerrillas & the Future of the Congo | Nina Strochlic | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYellowstone Park, the first national park, was then a dozen years old.
The Magazine That Made—and Unmade—Politicians | Anthony Haden-Guest | November 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 1935, the first national park in Virginia and the second national park east of the Mississippi River was established.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyRemember to tell your friends about your friendly national park.
The Status Civilization | Robert SheckleyAlthough this Glacier national park is only five years old, the game animals within it have already become very tame.
Blackfeet Tales of Glacier National Park | James Willard SchultzAt any rate, the later years and the burial-place of the first discoverer of the Yellowstone national park are unknown.
Your National Parks | Enos A. MillsThe landscape of the entire Yosemite national park is preëminently glacial.
Your National Parks | Enos A. Mills
British Dictionary definitions for national park (1 of 2)
an area of countryside for public use designated by a national government as being of notable scenic, environmental, or historical importance
British Dictionary definitions for National Park (2 of 2)
a mountainous volcanic region in New Zealand, in the central North Island: ski resort
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