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peninsula
[ puh-nin-suh-luh, -nins-yuh-luh ]
noun
- an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.
- the Peninsula,
- Spain and Portugal together; Iberian Peninsula; Iberia.
- a district in SE Virginia between the York and James rivers: Civil War battles.
Peninsula
1noun
- the Peninsulashort for the Iberian Peninsula
peninsula
2/ ɪˈɪԲʊə /
noun
- a narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake from the mainland
peninsula
- A piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected with a larger landmass.
peninsula
- A body of land enclosed on three sides by water, jutting out from a larger body of land.
Usage
Derived Forms
- ˈԲܱ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·s· adjective
- ·s··ism ·····ٲ [p, uh, -nin-s, uh, -, lar, -i-tee, -nins-y, uh, -], noun
- trans·s· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of peninsula1
Word History and Origins
Origin of peninsula1
Example Sentences
Across the Iberian peninsula, people turned to candles to light up dark spaces.
The Iberian peninsula is often referred to as an "electricity island" because it relies on just a few connections through the Pyrenees to France, meaning it can be vulnerable to failures.
Power was then eventually restored to Spain's electricity substations in the north, south and west of the peninsula.
Earlier this week, Trump accused Zelensky of harming peace negotiations, after the Ukrainian leader again ruled out recognising Russian control of Crimea, a southern Ukrainian peninsula illegally annexed by Moscow in 2014.
Vladimir Putin initially denied having anything to do with Russia's capture of Crimea in February 2014, when mysterious masked commandos in unidentified green uniforms seized the local parliament and fanned out across the peninsula.
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