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peninsula

[ puh-nin-suh-luh, -nins-yuh-luh ]

noun

  1. an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.
  2. the Peninsula,
    1. Spain and Portugal together; Iberian Peninsula; Iberia.
    2. a district in SE Virginia between the York and James rivers: Civil War battles.


Peninsula

1

noun

  1. the 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

peninsula

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/ ɪˈɪԲʊə /

noun

  1. a narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake from the mainland
“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

peninsula

/ ə-ĭə-ə /

  1. A piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected with a larger landmass.

peninsula

  1. A body of land enclosed on three sides by water, jutting out from a larger body of land.
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Usage

The noun peninsula is sometimes confused with the adjective peninsular: the Iberian peninsula (not peninsular )
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԲܱ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·s· adjective
  • ·s··ism ·····ٲ [p, uh, -nin-s, uh, -, lar, -i-tee, -nins-y, uh, -], noun
  • trans·s· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of peninsula1

1530–40; < Latin 貹īԲܱ, equivalent to paen- pen- + īԲܱ island
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of peninsula1

C16: from Latin, literally: almost an island, from paene pene- + insula island
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The last time the peninsula had a period of volcanic activity was 800 years ago - and the eruptions continued for decades.

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"The issue is whether or not these algorithms are robust enough, secure enough, advanced enough to make decisions that don't escalate the delicate security situation on the Korean peninsula."

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Parent Chermaine Laurie who owns a campsite says the school situation could lead to further depopulation for Ross of Mull peninsula in the south west of the island.

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Over the decades, other entities also had eyes on the peninsula.

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There are vast areas around Eureka, next to Humboldt Bay, where there are long, skinny peninsulas that could make an evacuation challenging.

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