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national forest
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noun
forested land owned, maintained, and preserved by the U.S. government.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of national forest
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby national forest
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