peninsula
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Etymology[edit]
From Latin paenīnsula, from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA: /pəˈnɪn.sjə.lə/, /ˈpɛn.ɪn.sjʊ.lə/; X-SAMPA: /p@"nIn.sj@.l@/, "pEn.In.sjU.l@/
- (US) IPA: /pəˈnɪn.sə.lə/; X-SAMPA: /p@"nIn.s@.l@/
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Noun[edit]
peninsula (plural peninsulas or peninsulae)
- (geography) A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.
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Translations[edit]
a piece of land projecting into water
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External links[edit]
Peninsula in the 1921 edition of Collier's Encyclopedia.
Latin[edit]
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Noun[edit]
pēnīnsula (genitive pēnīnsulae); f, first declension
- Alternative form of paenīnsula ("peninsula").