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peninsula definition

penin·sula (pə nin′sə lə)

noun

  1. a land area almost entirely surrounded by water and connected with the mainland by an isthmus
  2. any land area projecting out into water

Etymology: L paeninsula < paene, almost (see passion) + insula, isle

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a piece of land surrounded by 3 bodies of water

Posted by anonymous 75 days ago.

a peninsula - a piece of land connected to a larger mass which juts into an expanse of land

Posted by anonymous 52 days ago.

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