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national park†
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a tract of land held and maintained by the federal government so that people may enjoy its scenic and other attractions.
See: provincial park
Quotations
1888
The National Park, which the Government is making here, is a tract of country about twenty-eight miles square, including some grand mountains and splendid scenery, amongst which they are laying out roads and riding-paths.
1958
O'Brien French had been a Mountie in Canada in his youth, returned to his home in England and came back to Banff to stake claim to the only freehold property within the national park, just before the last war.