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[ puh-nin-suh-luh, -nins-yuh-luh ] / pəˈnɪn sə lə, -ˈnɪns yə lə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR peninsula ON THESAURUS.COM
nounan 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 peninsula1530–40; <Latin paenīnsula, equivalent to paen-pen- + īnsula island OTHER WORDS FROM peninsulapen·in·su·lar, adjectivepen·in·su·lar·ism, pen·in·su·lar·i·ty [puh-nin-suh-lar-i-tee, -nins-yuh-], /pəˌnɪn səˈlær ɪ ti, -ˌnɪns yə-/, nountrans·pen·in·su·lar, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH peninsulacape, peninsula , promontoryWords nearby peninsulapenicillin V, penicillium, penicillus, penile, penillion, peninsula, Peninsular State, Peninsular War, peninsulate, Peninsula War, penis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peninsulaThey’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|Nautilus Increasingly the peninsula has a warmer, humid, more sub-Antarctic climate. The Greening of Antarctica - Issue 90: Something Green|Marissa Grunes|October 7, 2020|Nautilus The 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 On one side of the silver medallion is a raised image of the outline of the Crimean peninsula. Putin’s Crimean Medal of Honor, Forged Before the War Even Began|Will Cathcart|April 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The snap referendum was held two weeks after Russian forces seized the peninsula and blockaded Ukrainian soldiers in their bases. Ukraine Expects U.S. Military Help If War With Russia Starts|Jamie Dettmer|March 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST The peninsula had been transferred for administrative reasons from Russia to Ukraine in 1954. Russia’s American Crimea Hero|Ben Jacobs|March 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Korean peninsula, because of the existence of the Kim regime, is always dangerous territory, but perhaps it is more so now. The Ominous Meaning of North Korea’s Missile Launches|Gordon G. Chang|February 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Late on the evening of February 23, theYanukovych motorcade was seen heading to a private resort on the Crimean peninsula. Where in the World Is Yanukovych?|Oleg Shynkarenko|February 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Occasionally this neck of land has been broken through or overflowed, and the peninsula has then been converted into an island. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II|A.E. Nordenskieold The provincial feeling, always unreasonably strong in the Peninsula, found full vent. A History of England, Period III.|Rev. J. Franck Bright In this peninsula, called the Land of Caux, it was Henry's intention to shut up his enemy. History of the United Netherlands, 1590-1599, Vol. III. Complete|John Lothrop Motley No one can yet believe that France will be mad enough to march troops into the Peninsula. Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1)|Duke of Buckingham and Chandos Such dolls are seen commonly hanging in the air at this season in the Sorrento peninsula. Naples Past and Present|Arthur H. Norway
British Dictionary definitions for peninsula (1 of 2)
nouna narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake from the mainland Derived forms of peninsulapeninsular, adjectiveWord Origin for peninsulaC16: from Latin, literally: almost an island, from paene pene- + insula island usage for peninsulaThe noun peninsula is sometimes confused with the adjective peninsular: the Iberian peninsula (not peninsular) British Dictionary definitions for peninsula (2 of 2)
nounthe Peninsula short for the Iberian Peninsula Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to peninsulaheadland, cape, neck, point, chersonese 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. Scientific definitions for peninsula
A piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected with a larger landmass. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |