peninsula
noun/pəˈnɪnsjələ/
/pəˈnɪnsələ/
- an area of land that is almost surrounded by water but is joined to a larger piece of land
- the Iberian peninsula (= containing Spain and Portugal)
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin paeninsula, from paene ‘almost’ + insula ‘island’.
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