Mount Rainier National Park

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A national park in Washington state with a high volcano, glaciers, and mountain lakes

proper noun
/maʊnt reɪˈnɪər ˈnæʃənl pɑrk/

: Parque Nacional Monte Rainier

Is Mount Rainier National Park open year-round?

Examples

Photographers gather at Mount Rainier National Park to capture the breathtaking landscapes.
Many visitors come to hike and enjoy the stunning scenery at Mount Rainier National Park.
Mount Rainier National Park offers breathtaking views and a variety of outdoor activities for visitors.
We spent our vacation hiking in Mount Rainier National Park and exploring its beautiful glaciers.
Wildlife is abundant in Mount Rainier National Park, including deer, black bears, and many bird species.
I visited Mount Rainier National Park last summer.
During summer, wildflowers bloom beautifully throughout Mount Rainier National Park.

Surface Forms

Mount Rainier National Park main

Morphology

mount + Rainier + national + park

The phrase denotes a national park associated with Mount Rainier and its meaning is directly built from the constituents: 'mount' (a mountain) + 'Rainier' (the mountain's name) and 'national park' (a government-protected recreational area). This compositional naming pattern is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily infer it refers to a park centered on Mount Rainier, even if they lack specific geographic knowledge.

Etymology

Mount Rainier National Park comes from the tall snowy mountain Mount Rainier, which a British explorer named after his friend Admiral Peter Rainier. So the park is named for that mountain and its glaciers, and that is why people visit for mountains, ice, and wildlife today.