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game park

American  

noun

  1. a game preserve, especially in Africa.


game park British  

noun

  1. (esp in Africa) a large area of country set aside as a reserve for wild animals

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of game park

First recorded in 1965–70

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The success in dealing with poaching at Kruger, the biggest game park in South Arica, had led to criminal groups moving elsewhere, Ms Creecy told journalists.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2024

Running out of food for its tigers and pandas, a game park under lockdown in China is calling on the public to donate live chickens and frozen crabs.

From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2022

You know, it’s really like being on a cool game park ride.

From Fox News ● Nov. 13, 2019

Hunting a giraffe is legal in South Africa if it has been pre-arranged with a game park.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 3, 2018

The trees parted, revealing the field that lay between the game park and the stables.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

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