peninsula
nounUK /pəˈnɪn.sjə.lə/ · US /pəˈnɪn.sə.lə/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula, from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”).
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Geography, Natural sciences A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.
- Man cancelling Lisa's inauguration as president: I sentence you to a lifetime of horror on Monster Island. Don't worry, it's just a name. [Lisa and others are chased by fire-breathing monsters] Lisa: He said it was just a name! Man being chased by monsters: What he meant is that Monster Island is actually a peninsula.1994 November 13, Mike Scully, “Lisa on Ice”, in The Simpsons, season 6, episode 8, production code 6F18:
- Derived terms
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Absheron Peninsula, Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Peninsula, Aleut Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula, Apennine Peninsula, Arabian Peninsula, Balkan Peninsula, Banksia Peninsula, Banks Peninsula, Bicol Peninsula, Bolivar Peninsula, Bruce Peninsula, Cape Peninsula, Cape York Peninsula, Carrs Peninsula, Chukchi Peninsula, Chukotka Peninsula, Chukotski Peninsula, Coromandel Peninsula, Crimean Peninsula, Crimean peninsula, Door Peninsula, Eye Peninsula, Eyre Peninsula, Florida Peninsula, Iberian peninsula, Iberian Peninsula, Indian Peninsula, Insular Peninsula, Italian Peninsula, Italian peninsula, Kamchatka Peninsula, Kathiawar peninsula, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Kola Peninsula, Korean Peninsula, Lake Almanor Peninsula, Lake and Peninsula Borough, Liaodong Peninsula, Lleyn Peninsula, Llŷn Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Mahia Peninsula, Malay Peninsula, midpeninsula, Mornington Peninsula, Northern Bruce Peninsula, Nova Scotia peninsula, Olympic Peninsula, Palmer Peninsula, Peninsula Lake, Peninsula State, peninsulate, Sakonnet Peninsula, Scandinavian Peninsula, Seward Peninsula, Shandong Peninsula, Shantung Peninsula, Simpson Peninsula, Sinai Peninsula, Somali Peninsula, Sorrento Peninsula, subpeninsula, Upper Peninsula, Varanger Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Zamboanga Peninsula, Avalon Peninsula, Baie Verte Peninsula, Bay de Verde Peninsula, Bonavista Peninsula, Burin Peninsula, Great Northern Peninsula, Port au Port Peninsula