Yosemite National Park
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- proper noun
- /joʊˈsɛmɪti ˈnæʃənl pɑrk/
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Parque Nacional Yosemite
- Kim fell in love with Sierra Nevada bighorns during an internship at Yosemite National Park.
- Yosemite National Park, California
- Yosemite National Park's waterfalls
- Yosemite National Park's backcountry
Examples
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El Capitan happens to be inside of Yosemite National Park.
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Tuolumne County, close to Yosemite National Park in California, is not only a popular vacation spot, but also a magnet for retirees seeking a quiet retirement in one of nature's loveliest areas.
Blog text (33) -
Concerns have been raised, however, because one of the coastal trees affected—the black oak—is common at the middle and higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada, where Yosemite National Park is located.
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Millions of people travel to Yosemite National Park each year to take in its natural beauty.
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Adams may be best known for his dramatic views of Yosemite National Park.
Synonyms
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A large national park in California with tall cliffs, big waterfalls, and giant sequoia trees
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines a place name 'Yosemite' with the transparent noun phrase 'national park' (national = state-managed; park = protected/recreational area), so the overall meaning — the nationally managed park called Yosemite — is directly derivable from its parts. This proper-name + category construction is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Yosemite National Park may come from a Native American word that early visitors heard used for the people who lived in the valley, and they took that word to be the place name. Because the word stayed on maps and in stories, it became the name for the valley and now for the park famous for its high cliffs and waterfalls.