English Reference

Word

parks

Phoneticsparks

US/ˈpɑɹks/

UK/pˈɑːks/

Definition

n. a common family name in English-speaking countries.

n. a common English and Korean surname; in the English context, it historically referred to a keeper of a park.

Examples

“The city has many beautiful parks for families to enjoy.”

“Local residents often spend their weekends in the city's public parks to escape the noise of traffic.”

“Urban planners emphasize the importance of maintaining public parks to improve air quality and provide essential communal spaces for high-density residential neighborhoods.”

Examples

simple

“The city has many beautiful parks for families to enjoy.”

contextual

“Local residents often spend their weekends in the city's public parks to escape the noise of traffic.”

complex

“Urban planners emphasize the importance of maintaining public parks to improve air quality and provide essential communal spaces for high-density residential neighborhoods.”

Etymology

Compare Parkes.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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