English Explanatory Dictionary

peninsula

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.
name
  1. A township in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States.
  2. A village in Summit County, Ohio, United States.
  3. Ellipsis of Iberian Peninsula.

Pronunciation

/pəˈnɪn.sjə.lə/ /ˈpɛn.ɪn.sjʊ.lə/ /pəˈnɪn.sə.lə/ /pɪˈnɪn.sjʊ.lə/ en-us-peninsula.ogg /pəˈnɪn.ʃə.lə/ /pɛˈnɪn.s(j)ʊ.lɑ/

Word forms

peninsula peninsulas peninsulae pæninsula

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula, from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”).

Synonyms

byland cape chersonese half-island headland ness

Related words

insular insulate insulation insulator island isolate isolation isthmus

Derived words

Absheron Peninsula Alaska Peninsula Aleutian Peninsula Aleut Peninsula Antarctic Peninsula Apennine Peninsula Arabian Peninsula Balkan Peninsula Banksia Peninsula Banks Peninsula Bicol Peninsula Bolivar Peninsula Bruce Peninsula Cape Peninsula Cape York Peninsula Carrs Peninsula Chukchi Peninsula Chukotka Peninsula Chukotski Peninsula Coromandel Peninsula Crimean Peninsula Door Peninsula Eye Peninsula Eyre Peninsula Florida Peninsula Iberian peninsula Indian Peninsula Insular Peninsula Italian Peninsula Kamchatka Peninsula Kathiawar peninsula Kenai Peninsula Borough Kola Peninsula Korean Peninsula Lake Almanor Peninsula Lake and Peninsula Borough Liaodong Peninsula Lleyn Peninsula Llŷn Peninsula Lower Eyre Peninsula Mahia Peninsula Malay Peninsula midpeninsula Mornington Peninsula Northern Bruce Peninsula Nova Scotia peninsula Olympic Peninsula Palmer Peninsula Peninsula Lake Peninsula State peninsulate Sakonnet Peninsula Scandinavian Peninsula Seward Peninsula Shandong Peninsula Shantung Peninsula Simpson Peninsula Sinai Peninsula Somali Peninsula Sorrento Peninsula
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