peninsula C1 Topic:Nature & Landscape US /pəˈnɪn.sə.lə/ UK /pəˈnɪn.sjə.lə/ See IPA manual Freq #14222 Meanings 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a long piece of land that... capeheadland Word family Forms peninsularpeninsulas Etymology AI details Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula, from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”). paenīnsula Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Nature & Landscape External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # peninsula **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /pəˈnɪn.sə.lə/ **IPA (UK):** /pəˈnɪn.sjə.lə/ **Frequency rank:** 14222 ## Meanings 1. A long piece of land that sticks out into the sea, with water on most sides. ## Examples - Italy is a peninsula surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: paenīnsula ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula, from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”). ## AI Etymology Peninsula is borrowed from Latin paenīnsula, from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”). In present-day use, it means a long piece of land that sticks out into the sea, with water on most sides. ## Topics - Nature & Landscape markdown