peninsula


Definition: Meaning of, peninsula in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pɪˈnɪnsjʊlə /

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peninsula peninsulas
[countable]
  1. a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a large area of land
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peninsula used in phrases

  • Alaska Peninsula (noun)
    1. a continuation of the Aleutian Islands a peninsula of southwestern Alaska
  • Antarctic Peninsula (noun)
    1. a large peninsula of Antarctica that extends some 1200 miles north toward South America; separates the Weddell Sea from the South Pacific
  • Arabian Peninsula (noun)
    1. a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources
  • Balkan Peninsula (noun)
    1. a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range
  • Cape York Peninsula (noun)
    1. a peninsula in Queensland in northeastern Australia between the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Coral Sea
  • Chukchi Peninsula (noun)
    1. peninsula of northeastern Siberia across the Bering Strait from northwestern Alaska
  • Eyre Peninsula (noun)
    1. a peninsula of southern Australia
  • Iberian Peninsula (noun)
    1. a peninsula in southwestern Europe
  • Indochinese peninsula (noun)
    1. a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam
  • Italian Peninsula (noun)
    1. a boot-shaped peninsula in southern Europe extending into the Mediterranean Sea
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