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Webster 1913 Edition

Peninsula

Pen-in′su-la

,
Noun.
[L.
peninsula
or
paeninsula
;
paene
almost +
insula
an island. See
Isle
.]
A portion of land nearly surrounded by water, and connected with a larger body by a neck, or isthmus.

Webster 1828 Edition

Peninsula

PENIN'SULA

,
Noun.
[L. pene, almost, and insula, an isle.]
1.
A portion of land, connected with a continent by a narrow neck or isthmus, but nearly surrounded with water. Thus Boston stands on a peninsula.
2.
A large extent of country joining the main land by a part narrower than the tract itself. Thus Spain and Portugal are said to be situated on a peninsula.

Definition 2024

península

península

See also: peninsula and peninsulă

Asturian

Noun

península f ‎(plural penínsules)

  1. (geography) peninsula (a piece of land projecting into water)

Catalan

Noun

península f ‎(plural penínsules)

  1. peninsula

Portuguese

península

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula ‎(“peninsula”), from paene ‎(“almost”), and īnsula ‎(“island”).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨ.ˈnĩ.su.lɐ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.ˈnĩ.su.lɐ/
  • Hyphenation: pe‧nín‧su‧la

Noun

península f (plural penínsulas)

  1. (geography) peninsula (a piece of land projecting into water)

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Spanish

Noun

península f ‎(plural penínsulas)

  1. peninsula

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