game park

American

noun

a game preserve, especially in Africa.

game park British

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of game park

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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It is not clear where in the large game park, that features 14 lodges, the incident occurred on Wednesday.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 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 Public isn’t letting much slip about it, but the story begins in a Kenyan game park and travels through the greedy, global black market for ivory.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2018

Within a few centuries, the Indians of the eastern forest reconfigured much of their landscape from a patchwork game park to a mix of farmland and orchards.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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