peninsula

pe-nin-su-la · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.

  2. 2.

    A narrow piece of land extending from a larger landmass into a sea or lake.

Forms

plural: peninsulas

Related words

Antonyms: island
See also: cape, island, isthmus
Synonyms: cape, headland, promontory

Etymology

From Latin paeninsula, from paene "almost" + insula "island."