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Badlands National Park

Badlands National Park

5.8
A national park in South Dakota with eroded rock shapes and many ancient fossils
  • proper noun
  • /ˈbæd.lændz ˈnæʃ.ən.əl pɑrk/
translation icon : Parque Nacional Badlands
  • Badlands National Park attracts many hikers who are eager to experience its breathtaking landscapes.

Examples

  • Paleontologists have discovered numerous ancient fossils in Badlands National Park.

  • Have you ever been to Badlands National Park?

  • The rugged beauty of Badlands National Park attracts photographers and hikers from around the world.

  • We visited Badlands National Park last summer and were amazed by its colorful rock formations.

  • I visited Badlands National Park last summer.

  • Badlands National Park offers stunning views of its unique rock formations and vast expanses of grassland.

  • Fossils found in Badlands National Park provide valuable insights into prehistoric life in South Dakota.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

badlands + national + park

The meaning is directly compositional: 'badlands' describes the type of landscape, 'national' indicates state-level ownership, and 'park' denotes a protected public area. A B1 learner who knows these constituents can infer this refers to a government-run park located in a badlands region (even if they don't know its exact location), so the expression is transparent.

Etymology

Badlands National Park gets its name from early visitors who called the area 'bad land' because its dry, broken ground was hard to travel or farm. The parts bad and land help us picture a wild, eroded place with steep rocks, deep valleys, and many fossils.