peninsula
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peninsula¹
- /pɪˈnɪn.sjʊ.lə/ UK
- /ˈpɛn.ɪn.sjʊ.lə/ UK
- /pɪˈnɪn.s(j)ʊ.lə/ US
- /pəˈnɪn.ʃə.lə/
Sounds like peninsular (non-rhotic, except South Asia)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula, from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”).
noun peninsulas · peninsulae · pæninsula
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A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.
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Similar: byland, cape, chersonese, half-island, headland, ness
Peninsula²
proper noun
- A township in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States.
- A village in Summit County, Ohio, United States.
- Ellipsis of Iberian Peninsula [W]ith the exceptions of Switzerland, Sweden and the Peninsula, the whole of Europe was now in the grip of Hitler[.]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: chersonese, semi, rok, almost, correspondent, korean, han, island, isle, korea, archipelago, bruce, apartments, bakassi, gezira, islands
Translations
Every language
noun piece of land projecting into water
| Español | península, procurrente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 반도 bando |
| 日本語 | 半島 hantō |
| 中文 | 半島 /半岛 bàndǎo |
| हिन्दी | प्रायद्वीप prāyadvīp |
| Kiswahili | peninsula, rasi |
| Português | península |
| Français | péninsule, presqu'île |
| Deutsch | Halbinsel |
| Italiano | penisola |
| Ελληνικά | χερσόνησος chersónisos |
| Română | peninsulă |
| Русский | полуо́стров poluóstrov |
| Tiếng Việt | bán đảo |
| العربية | شِبْه جَزِيرَة šibh jazīra |
| עברית | חֲצִי אִי khatsí-í |
Talk about this word "peninsula." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/peninsula. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. peninsula. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/peninsula "peninsula." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/peninsula.Cite this
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title = {peninsula},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peninsula},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
