American English pronunciation

How to pronounce yosemite

IPA transcription: [joʊ'sɛmɪti]

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Noun

  • a series of waterfalls in Yosemite National Park in California; is reduced to a trickle for part of each year

Usage examples

  • The principal trailheads into the southern Yosemite wilderness are located in Wawona.
  • "Yosemite", however, kept on the move.
  • Yosemite Sam is one of Bugs and Daffy's neighbors.
  • The summit is in Yosemite National Park near the park's eastern boundary.
  • The famous Yosemite Valley lies in the Central Sierra.
  • Nearby communities include Oakhurst, around away, Yosemite Lakes Park, and Indian Lakes Estates.
  • The murders occurred in Mariposa County, California, near Yosemite National Park.