Lassen Volcanic National Park

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A national park in northern California with volcanoes, lakes, and hot springs

proper noun

: Parque Nacional Volcánico Lassen

We spent our summer vacation hiking in Lassen Volcanic National Park and exploring its geothermal features.

Examples

The bubbling mud pots and steaming fumaroles make Lassen Volcanic National Park a fascinating place for geology enthusiasts.
Wildflowers bloom throughout Lassen Volcanic National Park each spring, attracting visitors from across California.
I visited Lassen Volcanic National Park last summer.
Have you ever hiked in Lassen Volcanic National Park?
The bubbling mud pots and steaming fumaroles make Lassen Volcanic National Park a fascinating place for geology enthusiasts.
We spent our summer vacation hiking in Lassen Volcanic National Park and exploring its geothermal features.
Wildflowers bloom throughout Lassen Volcanic National Park each spring, attracting visitors from across California.

Surface Forms

Lassen Volcanic National Park main

Morphology

Lassen + volcanic + national + park

The phrase is compositionally built: 'national' + 'park' indicates a government-managed park and 'volcanic' specifies that its landscapes are related to volcanoes; 'Lassen' functions as a place name and does not change the compositional meaning. This naming pattern is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can readily infer it refers to a nationally designated park with volcanic features named Lassen.

Etymology

Lassen Volcanic National Park is named for Lassen, the last name of Peter Lassen, a settler who lived near the mountain long ago. The word Volcanic points to the park's volcanoes, hot springs, and steaming ground, so the name helps you remember it is a protected place with volcanic features.