Big Bend National Park
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- proper noun
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Parque Nacional Big Bend
- Visitors to Big Bend National Park can enjoy breathtaking views of mountains and deserts.
- Big Bend National Park in Texas
Examples
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Wildlife enthusiasts often come to Big Bend National Park to observe diverse animal species in their natural habitat.
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Many visitors are impressed by the dramatic canyons and starry skies of Big Bend National Park.
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The unique desert flora and fauna of Big Bend National Park attract nature enthusiasts from around the world.
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We spent a week hiking and camping in Big Bend National Park last summer.
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I visited Big Bend National Park last summer.
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Have you ever been to Big Bend National Park?
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The vast landscapes of Big Bend National Park provide excellent opportunities for hiking and exploration.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from familiar parts: 'national park' is a common lexical phrase and 'big bend' transparently describes a large curve or bend, so a learner who knows those words can infer this is a large park associated with a notable bend. Although it is a proper name, its meaning (a large national park, likely near a big bend) is directly derivable from the constituents and cross-linguistically accessible.
Etymology
Big Bend National Park gets its name from a very large bend in the Rio Grande river where the river makes a wide curve in southwestern Texas. The park surrounds that wide curve of river and land, including mountains and desert, so it is literally the 'big bend'.