noun
peninsula
puh-NIHN-syuh-luh
noun
1
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."
"They drove to the tip of the peninsula to watch the sunset over the bay."
How to Use Peninsula
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA piece of land almost surrounded by water, still attached to a larger landmass.
Common pairings
a narrow peninsula
the tip of the peninsula
a peninsula jutting into the sea
Word Forms
peninsulas plural, peninsulae plural
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Etymology
From Latin paene ("almost") plus insula ("island") — literally an "almost-island."