peninsula
an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.
the Peninsula,
Spain and Portugal together; Iberian Peninsula; Iberia.
a district in SE Virginia between the York and James rivers: Civil War battles.
Origin of peninsula
1Other words from peninsula
- pen·in·su·lar, adjective
- pen·in·su·lar·ism, pen·in·su·lar·i·ty [puh-nin-suh-lar-i-tee, -nins-yuh-], /pəˌnɪn səˈlær ɪ ti, -ˌnɪns yə-/, noun
- trans·pen·in·su·lar, adjective
Words that may be confused with peninsula
- cape, peninsula , promontory
Words Nearby peninsula
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How to use peninsula in a sentence
Point Loma and Ocean Beach are on a peninsula, and the Midway area is the only way in or out.
What’s Behind the Effort to Recall Council President Jen Campbell | Scott Lewis | February 9, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoThe country’s government has committed to building a $34 billion artificial island 50 miles off the coast of the Jutland peninsula.
Artificial Island in the North Sea Will Harvest Wind Energy at a Huge Scale | Jason Dorrier | February 7, 2021 | Singularity HubIncreasingly the peninsula has a warmer, humid, more sub-Antarctic climate.
The Greening of Antarctica - Issue 90: Something Green | Marissa Grunes | October 7, 2020 | NautilusThey’re warmer-weather penguins that are extending their range down the peninsula as it’s warming.
The Greening of Antarctica - Issue 90: Something Green | Marissa Grunes | October 7, 2020 | NautilusThe peninsula lies just inland from the island chain that forms North Carolina’s Outer Banks.
As seawater moves inland, ‘ghost forests’ are spreading. Why that’s so scary | kdunn6 | September 29, 2020 | Fortune
Originally it was a low-level insurgency mainly confined to the Sinai peninsula .
ISIS Wannabes Claim They Killed an American in Egypt | Jamie Dettmer | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKIEV, Ukraine—He took the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea with just a few shots fired.
Putin Is Lying on Ukraine—and the West Can’t Stop Him | Jamie Dettmer | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs the Arabian peninsula flourished, the area became the center of cultural development.
Putin mentioned the word before, during the Crimea crises last spring before he annexed the strategic peninsula.
Putin Mocks the West, Puts His Own Prestige on the Line | Anna Nemtsova | August 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt present, Russia only has access to the strategic peninsula by sea or by air.
Russia Lies About Invading Ukraine as It Invades Ukraine | Anna Nemtsova | August 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf the "Y" Beach lot press their advantage they may cut off the enemy troops on the toe of the peninsula.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonAn aeroplane had reported that the Goeben had come into the Narrows, presumably to fire over the peninsula with her big guns.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonThe sailors had hoped they would be able to shield the Southern point of the peninsula by interposing their ships but they can't.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonAs I write dead quiet reigns on the peninsula, literally dead quiet.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonBefore leaving for France the Emperor had drawn up a cut and dried plan for the systematic conquest of the whole peninsula.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
British Dictionary definitions for peninsula (1 of 2)
/ (pɪˈnɪnsjʊlə) /
a narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake from the mainland
Origin of peninsula
1usage For peninsula
Derived forms of peninsula
- peninsular, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for Peninsula (2 of 2)
the Peninsula short for the Iberian Peninsula
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Scientific definitions for peninsula
[ pə-nĭn′syə-lə ]
A piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected with a larger landmass.
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Cultural definitions for peninsula
A body of land enclosed on three sides by water, jutting out from a larger body of land.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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