US /pəˈnɪn.sə.lə/ UK /pəˈnɪn.sjə.lə/
noun name Freq #14222

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A long piece of land that sticks out into the sea, with water on most sides.

    Italy is a peninsula surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a long piece of land that... capeheadland
Word family
Forms peninsularpeninsulas

Etymology

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

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