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pen·in·su·la

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–noun

1.	an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.

the Peninsula,

a.	Spain and Portugal together; Iberian Peninsula; Iberia.

b.	a district in SE Virginia between the York and James rivers: Civil War battles.

[Origin: 1530–40; < L paenīnsula, equiv. to paen- pen- + īnsula island

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—Related forms

pen·in·su·lar, adjective

pen·in·su·lar·ism, pen·in·su·lar·i·ty

Audio Help [puh-nin-suh-lar-i-tee, -nins-yuh-] Pronunciation Key, noun

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pen·in·su·la Audio Help (pə-nĭn'syə-lə, -sə-lə) Pronunciation Key
n. Abbr. Pen.
A piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected with the mainland by an isthmus.

[Latin paenīnsula : paene, almost + īnsula, island.]

pen·in'su·lar adj.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
peninsula

1538, from L. pæninsula, lit. "almost an island," from pæne "almost" + insula "island." Earlier translated as demie island.

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peninsula
noun
a large mass of land projecting into a body of water

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
peninsula [pəˈninsjulə] noun

a piece of land that is almost surrounded by water
Example: the Malay peninsula

Arabic:	شِبْه جَزيرَه
Chinese (Simplified):	半岛
Chinese (Traditional):	半島
Czech:	poloostrov
Danish:	halvø
Dutch:	schiereiland
Estonian:	poolsaar
Finnish:	niemimaa
French:	péninsule
German:	die Halbinsel
Greek:	χερσόνησος
Hungarian:	félsziget
Icelandic:	skagi
Indonesian:	semenanjung
Italian:	penisola

Japanese:	半島
Latvian:	pussala
Lithuanian:	pusiasalis
Norwegian:	halvøy
Polish:	półwysep
Portuguese (Brazil):	península
Portuguese (Portugal):	península
Romanian:	peninsulă
Russian:	полуостров
Slovak:	polostrov
Slovenian:	polotok
Spanish:	península
Swedish:	halvö
Turkish:	yarımada

See also: peninsular

The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

peninsula Audio Help (pə-nĭn'syə-lə) Pronunciation Key
A piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected with a larger landmass.

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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
peninsula

A body of land enclosed on three sides by water, jutting out from a larger body of land.

[Chapter:] World Geography

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Peninsula Villag, CA Zip code(s): 96137

Peninsula, OH (village, FIPS 61574) Location: 41.23677 N, 81.55303 W
Population (1990): 562 (244 housing units)
Area: 12.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 44264

Kenai Peninsula, AK (Borough, FIPS 122) Location: 60.20248 N, 151.62958 W
Population (1990): 40802 (19364 housing units)
Area: 41644.4 sq km (land), 14466.2 sq km (water)

Lake and Peninsula, AK (Borough, FIPS 164) Location: 58.40149 N, 156.18467 W
Population (1990): 1668 (991 housing units)
Area: 61207.7 sq km (land), 13923.6 sq km (water)

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

peninsula

Main"land`\, n. The continent; the principal land; -- opposed to island, or peninsula. --Dryden.

After the two wayfarers had crossed from the peninsula to the mainland. --Hawthorne.

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