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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary pen·in·su·la \\pə-ˈnin(t)-s(ə-)lə, -shə-lə\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Latin paeninsula, from paene almost + insulaisland DATE 1538 : a portion of land nearly surrounded by water and connected with a larger body by an isthmus; also : a piece of land jutting out into the water whether with or without a well-defined isthmus • pen·in·su·lar \\-s(ə-)lər, -shə-lər\\ adjective English Etymology peninsula 1538, from L. pæninsula, lit. "almost an island," from pæne"almost" + insula "island." Earlier translated as demie island. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 peninsula pen·in·sula / pE5ninsjElE; NAmE -sElE / noun an area of land that is almost surrounded by water but is joined to a larger piece of land 半岛: the Iberian peninsula (= Spain and Portugal) 伊比利亚半岛 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged pe·nin·su·la \pə̇ˈnin(t)s(ə)lə, -inchələ, -inshələ sometimes -insyələ\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin paeninsula, from paene- pene- + insula island — more at isle 1. a. : a portion of land nearly surrounded by water and connected with a larger body by an isthmus — distinguished from mainland b. : a piece of land jutting out into the water whether with or without a well-defined isthmus < the Italian peninsula > 2. : something that juts out in the manner of a peninsula < the peninsula of land at the angle of the two roads > < a cooking peninsula projecting from one wall and dividing the working and eating areas > |
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