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national park

noun

: an area of land that is owned and protected by a national government because of its natural beauty or its importance to history or science

Full Definition of NATIONAL PARK

:  an area of special scenic, historical, or scientific importance set aside and maintained by a national government and in the United States by an act of Congress
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First Known Use of NATIONAL PARK

1868

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85 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. national park
  2. Auvalik National Park
  3. Gombe Stream National Park
  4. Naats'ihch'oh National Park Reserve
  5. Thousand Islands National Park
  6. Tsavo National Park
  7. Acadia National Park
  8. American Samoa, National Park of
  9. Arches National Park
  10. Aulavik National Park
  11. Auyuittuq National Park
  12. Badlands National Park
  13. Banff National Park
  14. Bryce Canyon National Park
  15. Canyonlands National Park
  16. Cape Breton Highlands National Park
  17. Capitol Reef National Park
  18. Channel Islands National Park
  19. Congaree National Park
  20. Denali, Denali National Park
  21. Elk Island National Park
  22. Forillon National Park
  23. Fundy National Park
  24. Gates of the Arctic National Park
  25. Georgian Bay Islands National Park
  26. Glacier National Park
  27. Grand Teton National Park
  28. Grasslands National Park
  29. Great Basin National Park
  30. Great Sand Dunes National Park
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