National Definition–adjective | 1. | of, pertaining to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs. | | 2. | owned, preserved, or maintained by the federal government: a national wildlife refuge. | | 3. | peculiar or common to the whole people of a country: national customs. | | 4. | devoted to one's own nation, its interests, etc.; patriotic: to stir up national pride. | | 6. | concerning or encompassing an entire nation: a national radio network. | | 7. | limited to one nation. | –noun | 8. | a citizen or subject of a particular nation who is entitled to its protection: U.S. nationals living abroad. | | 9. | Often, nationals. a national competition, tournament, or the like: We're invited to Minneapolis for the nationals. | | 10. | a national company or organization. | |
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Park Definition–noun | 1. | an area of land, usually in a largely natural state, for the enjoyment of the public, having facilities for rest and recreation, often owned, set apart, and managed by a city, state, or nation. | | 2. | an enclosed area or a stadium used for sports: a baseball park. | | 3. | a considerable extent of land forming the grounds of a country house. | | 4. | British. a tract of land reserved for wild animals; game preserve. | | 5. | Western U.S. a broad valley in a mountainous region. | | 6. | a space where vehicles, esp. automobiles, may be assembled or stationed. | | 9. | any area set aside for public
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recreation. | | 10. | Military. | a. | the space occupied by the assembled guns, tanks, or vehicles of a military unit. | | b. | the assemblage so formed. | | c. | (formerly) the ammunition trains and reserve artillery of an army. | | | 11. | Automotive. a setting in an automatic transmission in which the transmission is in neutral and the brake is engaged. | –verb (used with object) | 12. | to place or leave (a vehicle) in a certain place for a period of time. | | 13. | Informal. to put, leave, or settle: Park your coat on the chair. Park yourself over there for a moment. | | 14. | to assemble (equipment or supplies) in a military park. | | 15. | to enclose in or as in a park. | | 16. | Informal. to invest (funds) in a stock, bond, etc., considered to be a safe investment with little chance of depreciation, as during a recession or an unstable economic period, or until one finds a more profitable investment. | | 17. | Aerospace. to place (a satellite) in orbit. | –verb (used without object) | 18. | to park a car, bicycle, etc. | | 19. | Informal. to engage in kissing and caressing in a parked car. | |
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