Yellowstone National Park
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- proper noun
- /ˈjɛloʊstoʊn ˈnæʃənl pɑrk/
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Parque Nacional Yellowstone
- Examples are geysers and hot springs, like those at Yellowstone National Park in the United States.
- snow scene from Yellowstone National Park
- northern Yellowstone National Park
- conference in Yellowstone National Park
Examples
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Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park was the first national park in the United States, renowned for its geothermal features.
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There were many other great opportunities for photographs in such a natural wonder as Yellowstone National Park.
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Could it be due to the fact that the conference hotel was only one mile from the entrance to Yellowstone National Park?
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In 1988, soldiers from Fort Lewis were sent to Yellowstone National Park to help fight forest fires.
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Try taking a tour of Yellowstone National Park someday and tell us that global warming research is unnecessary.
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Yellowstone National Park was established by Ulysses S. Grant in 1872.
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Yellowstone National Park preserves the most extraordinary collection of mudpots, geysers, hot springs, and fumaroles on Earth.
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Visitors from around the world flock to Yellowstone National Park each year to see its stunning geysers and wildlife.
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The diverse ecosystems found in Yellowstone National Park make it a vital area for conservation efforts.
Synonyms
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A large national park in the United States known for geysers, hot springs, and wild animals
Surface Forms
Morphology
Yellowstone + national + park
The phrase is directly compositional: it names a park called 'Yellowstone' that is a national (government) park. The pattern [place name] + national + park is a common and transparent naming convention cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will understand it refers to a nationally managed park called Yellowstone.
Etymology
Yellowstone National Park gets its name from the yellow rocks and river that early people saw. One popular story says Native people used a name meaning 'yellow rock' and French trappers later called the river 'Roche Jaune'. Because hot springs and water left a yellow color on the stone, people began to call the area Yellowstone, and the park kept that name.