Sequoia National Park

American  

[si-kwoi-uh nash-uh-nl pahrk, nash-nuhl] / sɪˈkwɔɪ ə ˈnæʃ ə nl ˈpɑrk, ˈnæʃ nəl /

noun

1. a national park in east-central California noted for its giant sequoias, including the General Sherman tree, and for containing Mount Whitney, the highest point in the conterminous United States: contiguous with Kings Canyon National Park. 631 square miles (1,635 square kilometers).

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Sequoia National Park British  

noun

1. a national park in central California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: established in 1890 to protect groves of giant sequoias, some of which are about 4000 years old. Area: 1556 sq km (601 sq miles)

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Etymology

Origin of Sequoia National Park

First recorded in 1890–95

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Example Sentences

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Sequoia National Park

Cavalry to set up Sequoia National Park so the trees wouldn’t be logged out of existence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

A body found in a Sequoia National Park river was confirmed to be that of a woman who went missing in the park while swimming with her sister two months earlier, park officials announced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2025

A California teacher was found dead in Sequoia National Park a day after being reported missing, according to the National Park Service.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2025

I’ve felt peace like this before — a trip to Sequoia National Park comes to mind — but what I liked about Chromasonic was that any sense of place felt distorted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025

Here and there was a grove of Big Trees, varying in size from the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park to the few mediocre specimens at Dinkey Creek.

From Unexplored! by Allen Chaffee

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