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peninsula in Japanese

peninsula in Japanese is 半島 — peninsula means a stretch of land that juts out into the sea or a lake, connected to the mainland on one side.

peninsula in Japanese

半島
noun
Pronounced: hantō
(geography) A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.

What does "peninsula" mean?

  1. noun A stretch of land that juts out into the sea or a lake, connected to the mainland on one side.
    "Florida is a peninsula bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico."
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peninsula in a sentence

  • Florida is a peninsula bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
  • They drove to the tip of the peninsula to watch the sunset over the bay.

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What is "peninsula" in Japanese?

"peninsula" in Japanese is 半島. peninsula means: A stretch of land that juts out into the sea or a lake, connected to the mainland on one side.

How do you pronounce 半島?

"peninsula" in Japanese is 半島, pronounced "hantō".

How do you use "peninsula" in a sentence?

Example: "Florida is a peninsula bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico." In Japanese, "peninsula" is 半島.

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