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peninsula

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pen·in·su·la  (p-nnsy-l, -s-l)
n. Abbr. Pen.
A piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected with the mainland by an isthmus.

[Latin paennsula : paene, almost + nsula, island.]

pen·insu·lar adj.

peninsula
Noun
a narrow strip of land projecting from the mainland into a sea or lake [Latin, literally: almost an island]
peninsular adj
USAGE: The noun peninsula is sometimes confused with the adjective peninsular: the Iberian peninsula (not peninsular).

peninsula  (p-nnsy-l)
A piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected with a larger landmass.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.peninsulapeninsula - a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
Translations

peninsula [pəˈnɪnsjulə] npenínsula
peninsula [pəˈnɪnsjulə] npéninsule f
peninsula [pəˈnɪnsjulə] nHalbinsel f
peninsula [pəˈnɪnsjulə] npenisola

peninsula
n peninsula [pəˈninsjulə]
a piece of land that is almost surrounded by water the Malay peninsula.skiereilandشِبْه جَزيرَهполуостровpoloostrovhalvødie Halbinselχερσόνησοςpenínsulapoolsaarشبه جزیرهniemimaapéninsuleחֲצִי-אִיप्रायद्वीपpoluotokfélszigetsemenanjungskagipenisola半島반도pusiasalispussalasemenanjungschiereilandhalvøypółwyseppenínsulapeninsulăполуостровpolostrovpolotokpoluostrvohalvöคาบสมุทรyarımada半島півострівجزيرہ نماbán đảo
adj peˈninsular
of or like a peninsula. skiereilandsخاص بِشِبْه الجَزيرَهполуостровенpoloostrovníhalvø-Halbinsel...που ανήκει στη χερσόνησοpeninsularpoolsaare-شبه جزیره ایniemimäinenpéninsulaireשֶׁל חֲצִי-אִיप्रायद्वीपीयpoluotočni,oblika poluotokafélszigetiseperti semenanjungskaga-peninsulare半島の반도의, 반도 모양의pusiasalio (formos)pussalas-semenanjungvan, als een schiereilandhalvøy-, halvøyformetpółwyspiarskipeninsularpen­insularполуостровнойpolostrovnýpolotoškipoluostrvskihalvöliknande, halvö-เกี่ยวกับคาบสมุทรyarımadaya ait半島的,半島狀的півострівнийجزيرہ نما کاthuộc bán đảo

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I had a plantation on the peninsula, and I wanted a white overseer.
The 28th parallel, on reaching the American coast, traverses the peninsula of Florida, dividing it into two nearly equal portions.
The mouth of the Columbia is upwards of four miles wide with a peninsula and promontory on one side, and a long low spit of land on the other; between which a sand bar and chain of breakers almost block the entrance.
 
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