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Definition of peninsula

peninsula

/pəˈnɪn.sə.lə/
pe · nin · su · la
Plural:peninsulas
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Adjective:peninsular
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• noun

1

A piece of land almost completely surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water, while remaining connected to a larger mainland.

Example

"The Iberian Peninsula is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the early 16th century from Latin paeninsula, literally meaning 'almost an island', formed from paene ('almost') and insula ('island').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Peninsula. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/peninsula
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