peninsulan.

Brit.

/pᵻˈnɪnsjᵿlə/, U.S.

/pəˈnɪns(ə)lə/

Forms:

α. 1500s– peninsula, 1600s peneinsula, 1600s peninsulae (plural).

β. 1600s peninsul, 1600s–1700s peninsule.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin paeninsula.

Etymology: < classical Latin paeninsula < paene pene- prefix + insula island (see insula n.). Compare French péninsule (1519 in Middle French as peninsule), Spanish península (1527–50 or earlier; 1726 or earlier in la península denoting the Iberian peninsula), Portuguese península (c1539), Italian penisola (16th cent.; attested earlier as †penisula (a1494), †peninsula (a1504)).With the form peneinsula compare pene- prefix. In β. forms probably after French.

a. A piece of land that is almost completely surrounded by water; a piece of land projecting into water, such that the greater part of its boundary is coastline.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > promontory, headland, or cape > [noun] > peninsula

peninsulaa1552

byland1577

demi-island1600

half-island1600

chersonese1601

demi-isle1609

penisle1611

near-isle1625

α.

a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) III. 8 This Peninsula to cumpace it by the Rote lakkith litle of a Mile.

1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. i. viii. f. 14^v/2, in R. Holinshed Chron. I None Islandes at all..but one lytle Byland, Cape or Peninsula.

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 220 A promontory in forme of a pene-insula.

1652 in Amer. Speech 15 294/1 Upon the South side of Rappahanock river and beginneth on a Certain Creeke by which is made a Peninsula at the Eastermost End.

1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. v. 102 Making Islands of Peninsulae, and joining others to the Continent.

1754 R. Pococke Trav. (1889) II. 108 Crossing over in a boat to the peninsula of Selsey.

1789 J. Morse Amer. Univ. Geogr. (1796) I. 789 [Otaheite] consists of two peninsulas, of a somewhat circular form, joined by an isthmus.

1807 J. Pinkerton Mod. Geogr. II. 203 The Malaian peninsula.

1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands (1868) I. i. 7 The Spanish and Italian Peninsulas have had a different history.

1908 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Green Gables i. 2 Avonlea occupied a little triangular peninsula jutting out into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, with water on two sides of it.

1946 L. D. Stamp Britain's Struct. & Scenery xx. 211 The south-western peninsula, coincident..with..Devon and Cornwall.

2002 M. Kurlansky Salt (2003) vii. 121 In order to bring the Celtic duchy of Brittany into the French kingdom, France had offered the peninsula an exemption from the hated gabelle, the French salt tax.

β. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage viii. xiv. 816 Next is that necke or narrow extent of Land..knitting the two great Peninsuls of the North and South America together.1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 351 A Pen-insule some call it and no Isle.1723 H. Rowlands Mona Antiqua Restaurata xi. 158 We find so many of our Churches built in obscure Corners and solitary Places and Peninsules.

b. spec. (usually with the and capital initial): Spain and Portugal; the Iberian peninsula. Now chiefly historical.Used esp. with reference to the Napoleonic Wars fought on the Iberian peninsula: cf. peninsular adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Iberian peninsula and islands > [noun] > Iberian peninsula

peninsula1775

1775 R. Twiss Trav. Portugal & Spain 8 This peninsula (as the natives call Portugal and Spain).

1812 W. Scott Let. 4 Apr. (1932) III. 100 My thoughts are anxiously turned to the peninsula.

1855 J. L. Motley Rise Dutch Republic II. iii. vi. 339 The romantic race which had once swayed the Peninsula.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 534/2 Three infantry barracks called after Wellington's victories in the Peninsula.

1990 Bull. Hispanic Stud. 67 Notes 343 Peninsular refers to the Spanish-speaking areas of the Peninsula.

2014 Jrnl. Indo-European Stud. 42 520 Now..there is more evidence (with better dating) for the archaeological contexts of early literacy in the Levant and the Peninsula.

2. In interior design: a long narrow fixture or unit set at right angles to an interior wall, often separating two functionally different areas of a room. Frequently attributive. Cf. island n. 2f.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] > types of furniture generally > for kitchen or bathroom

vanity set1930

Vanitory1951

Pullman1952

peninsula1955

vanity1967

vanity unit1973

1955 C. Conway How to plan your Kitchen ii. 10 Cabinets suspended from the ceiling over a peninsula have much merit.

1976 Times 5 June 6/7 The new peninsula unit acts a storage, work surface and serving area combined.

1990 Home Building Fall 32 (caption) A peninsula work counter separates the kitchen..from the breakfast booth in a sunny corner.

2002 Newsday (Electronic ed.) 8 Oct. People are going for peninsulas or kitchen islands for working or snacking.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peninsula
释义	peninsulan. Brit. /pᵻˈnɪnsjᵿlə/, U.S. /pəˈnɪns(ə)lə/ Forms: α. 1500s– peninsula, 1600s peneinsula, 1600s peninsulae (plural). β. 1600s peninsul, 1600s–1700s peninsule. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin paeninsula. Etymology: < classical Latin paeninsula < paene pene- prefix + insula island (see insula n.). Compare French péninsule (1519 in Middle French as peninsule), Spanish península (1527–50 or earlier; 1726 or earlier in la península denoting the Iberian peninsula), Portuguese península (c1539), Italian penisola (16th cent.; attested earlier as †penisula (a1494), †peninsula (a1504)).With the form peneinsula compare pene- prefix. In β. forms probably after French. 1. a. A piece of land that is almost completely surrounded by water; a piece of land projecting into water, such that the greater part of its boundary is coastline. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > promontory, headland, or cape > [noun] > peninsula peninsulaa1552 byland1577 demi-island1600 half-island1600 chersonese1601 demi-isle1609 penisle1611 near-isle1625 α. a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) III. 8 This Peninsula to cumpace it by the Rote lakkith litle of a Mile. 1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. i. viii. f. 14^v/2, in R. Holinshed Chron. I None Islandes at all..but one lytle Byland, Cape or Peninsula. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 220 A promontory in forme of a pene-insula. 1652 in Amer. Speech 15 294/1 Upon the South side of Rappahanock river and beginneth on a Certain Creeke by which is made a Peninsula at the Eastermost End. 1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. v. 102 Making Islands of Peninsulae, and joining others to the Continent. 1754 R. Pococke Trav. (1889) II. 108 Crossing over in a boat to the peninsula of Selsey. 1789 J. Morse Amer. Univ. Geogr. (1796) I. 789 [Otaheite] consists of two peninsulas, of a somewhat circular form, joined by an isthmus. 1807 J. Pinkerton Mod. Geogr. II. 203 The Malaian peninsula. 1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands (1868) I. i. 7 The Spanish and Italian Peninsulas have had a different history. 1908 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Green Gables i. 2 Avonlea occupied a little triangular peninsula jutting out into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, with water on two sides of it. 1946 L. D. Stamp Britain's Struct. & Scenery xx. 211 The south-western peninsula, coincident..with..Devon and Cornwall. 2002 M. Kurlansky Salt (2003) vii. 121 In order to bring the Celtic duchy of Brittany into the French kingdom, France had offered the peninsula an exemption from the hated gabelle, the French salt tax. β. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage viii. xiv. 816 Next is that necke or narrow extent of Land..knitting the two great Peninsuls of the North and South America together.1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 351 A Pen-insule some call it and no Isle.1723 H. Rowlands Mona Antiqua Restaurata xi. 158 We find so many of our Churches built in obscure Corners and solitary Places and Peninsules. b. spec. (usually with the and capital initial): Spain and Portugal; the Iberian peninsula. Now chiefly historical.Used esp. with reference to the Napoleonic Wars fought on the Iberian peninsula: cf. peninsular adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Iberian peninsula and islands > [noun] > Iberian peninsula peninsula1775 1775 R. Twiss Trav. Portugal & Spain 8 This peninsula (as the natives call Portugal and Spain). 1812 W. Scott Let. 4 Apr. (1932) III. 100 My thoughts are anxiously turned to the peninsula. 1855 J. L. Motley Rise Dutch Republic II. iii. vi. 339 The romantic race which had once swayed the Peninsula. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 534/2 Three infantry barracks called after Wellington's victories in the Peninsula. 1990 Bull. Hispanic Stud. 67 Notes 343 Peninsular refers to the Spanish-speaking areas of the Peninsula. 2014 Jrnl. Indo-European Stud. 42 520 Now..there is more evidence (with better dating) for the archaeological contexts of early literacy in the Levant and the Peninsula. 2. In interior design: a long narrow fixture or unit set at right angles to an interior wall, often separating two functionally different areas of a room. Frequently attributive. Cf. island n. 2f. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] > types of furniture generally > for kitchen or bathroom vanity set1930 Vanitory1951 Pullman1952 peninsula1955 vanity1967 vanity unit1973 1955 C. Conway How to plan your Kitchen ii. 10 Cabinets suspended from the ceiling over a peninsula have much merit. 1976 Times 5 June 6/7 The new peninsula unit acts a storage, work surface and serving area combined. 1990 Home Building Fall 32 (caption) A peninsula work counter separates the kitchen..from the breakfast booth in a sunny corner. 2002 Newsday (Electronic ed.) 8 Oct. People are going for peninsulas or kitchen islands for working or snacking. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1552
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