peninsula
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- pæninsula (archaic)
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From Latin paenīnsula, from paene (“‘almost’”), and īnsula (“‘island’”).
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- (UK) IPA: /ˈpə.nɪns.jə.lə(ɹ)/, /ˈpɛn.ɪns.jʊu.lə(ɹ)/; SAMPA: /"p@.nIns.j@.l@(r)/, "pEn.Ins.ju:.l@(r)/
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[edit] Noun
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peninsula (plural peninsulas or peninsulae)
- (geography) A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.
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a piece of land projecting into water
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[edit] Latin
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pēnīnsula (genitive pēnīnsulae); f, first declension
- Alternative form of paenīnsula ("peninsula").