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peninsula en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /pəˈnɪn.ʃə.lə/ Australia, yod-coalescence
• (US) audio
• /pɪˈnɪn.s(j)ʊ.lə/ (General-American)
• /pɪˈnɪn.sjʊ.lə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpɛn.ɪn.sjʊ.lə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula, from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”).

Meanings

1. A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.
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Forms

Deriveds

Simpson Peninsula · Aleutian Peninsula · Chukotski Peninsula · Lleyn Peninsula · Antarctic Peninsula · Bay de Verde Peninsula (in toponyms of Newfoundland) · Cape Peninsula · Banks Peninsula · Kenai Peninsula Borough · Florida Peninsula · Italian Peninsula · Somali Peninsula · Avalon Peninsula (in toponyms of Newfoundland) · Palmer Peninsula · Absheron Peninsula · Sorrento Peninsula · Liaodong Peninsula · Banksia Peninsula · Italian peninsula · Coromandel Peninsula · midpeninsula · Varanger Peninsula · Lower Eyre Peninsula · Kamchatka Peninsula · Bolivar Peninsula · Mornington Peninsula · Bruce Peninsula · Lake and Peninsula Borough · Northern Bruce Peninsula · Shantung Peninsula · peninsulate · Seward Peninsula · Door Peninsula · Burin Peninsula (in toponyms of Newfoundland) · Zamboanga Peninsula · Carrs Peninsula · Sinai Peninsula · Chukotka Peninsula · Peninsula State · Kola Peninsula · Mahia Peninsula · Korean Peninsula · Bonavista Peninsula (in toponyms of Newfoundland) · Crimean Peninsula · Olympic Peninsula · Yorke Peninsula · Malay Peninsula · Eye Peninsula · Insular Peninsula · Iberian peninsula · Shandong Peninsula · Alaska Peninsula · Arabian Peninsula · Eyre Peninsula · Scandinavian Peninsula · Peninsula Lake · Balkan Peninsula · Sakonnet Peninsula · Iberian Peninsula · Llŷn Peninsula · Port au Port Peninsula (in toponyms of Newfoundland) · Apennine Peninsula · subpeninsula · Baie Verte Peninsula (in toponyms of Newfoundland) · Cape York Peninsula · Aleut Peninsula · Lake Almanor Peninsula · Upper Peninsula · Chukchi Peninsula · Great Northern Peninsula (in toponyms of Newfoundland) · Bicol Peninsula · Nova Scotia peninsula · Indian Peninsula · Crimean peninsula · Kathiawar peninsula

Relateds

isthmus · insulate · island · insulator · isolate · isolation · insulation · insular

Synonyms

cape · chersonese · ness · headland · byland · half-island

Translations (144)

lt pusiasalis (piece of land projecting into water) · tl tangway (piece of land projecting into water) · ps جزيره نما (piece of land projecting into water) · tt ярымутрау (piece of land projecting into water) · ms semenanjung (piece of land projecting into water) · bo གྲིང་ཟུར (piece of land projecting into water) · tg нимҷазира (piece of land projecting into water) · tr yarımada (piece of land projecting into water) · gl península (piece of land projecting into water) · am ባሕረ ገብ መሬት (piece of land projecting into water) · kmr nîvgirav (piece of land projecting into water) · ast península (piece of land projecting into water) · uz yarim orol (piece of land projecting into water) · ca península (piece of land projecting into water) · io peninsulo (piece of land projecting into water) · dng банхэдо (piece of land projecting into water) · id semenanjung (piece of land projecting into water) · ko 반도 (piece of land projecting into water) · mr द्वीपकल्प (piece of land projecting into water) · nb halvøy (piece of land projecting into water) · ga leithinis (piece of land projecting into water) · sh полуострво (piece of land projecting into water) · xal тоха арл (piece of land projecting into water) · gd ceann-tìre (piece of land projecting into water) · hi प्रायद्वीप (piece of land projecting into water) · sk polostrov (piece of land projecting into water) · mn ᠬᠣᠶᠢᠭ (piece of land projecting into water) · br ledenez (piece of land projecting into water) · ar شِبْه جَزِيرَة (piece of land projecting into water) · lmw hojʔónne (piece of land projecting into water) · wa cåziyon (piece of land projecting into water) · ba ярымутрау (piece of land projecting into water) · fr péninsule (piece of land projecting into water) · my ကျွန်းဆွယ် (piece of land projecting into water) · ru полуо́стров (piece of land projecting into water) · ky түбөк (piece of land projecting into water) · eo duoninsulo (piece of land projecting into water) · ky жарым арал (piece of land projecting into water) · izh poolisaari (piece of land projecting into water) · et poolsaar (piece of land projecting into water) · aii ܕܡܘܼܬ ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܐ (piece of land projecting into water) · os ӕрдӕгсакъадах (piece of land projecting into water) · ro peninsulă (piece of land projecting into water) · th คาบสมุทร (piece of land projecting into water) · ml ഉപദ്വീപ് (piece of land projecting into water) · ug يېرىم ئارال (piece of land projecting into water) · is nes (piece of land projecting into water) · alt токой (piece of land projecting into water) · sco peninsula (piece of land projecting into water) · sh pȍluotok (piece of land projecting into water) · la paenīnsula (piece of land projecting into water) · crh yarımada (piece of land projecting into water) · krc джарымайрымкан (piece of land projecting into water) · hu félsziget (piece of land projecting into water) · az yarımada (piece of land projecting into water) · cy gorynys (piece of land projecting into water) · hy թերակղզի (piece of land projecting into water) · mt peniżola (piece of land projecting into water) · nl schiereiland (piece of land projecting into water) · tg шибҳиҷазира (piece of land projecting into water) · ms tanah menanjung (piece of land projecting into water) · it penisola (piece of land projecting into water) · ja 半島 (piece of land projecting into water) · ms penanjung (piece of land projecting into water) · sh poluostrvo (piece of land projecting into water) · mk полуо́стров (piece of land projecting into water) · pt península (piece of land projecting into water) · es península (piece of land projecting into water) · fo nes (piece of land projecting into water) · he חֲצִי אִי (piece of land projecting into water) · sw rasi (piece of land projecting into water) · alt јарым ортолык (piece of land projecting into water) · ms jazirah (piece of land projecting into water) · ga glasoileán (piece of land projecting into water) · pdt Launtenj (piece of land projecting into water) · yo larubawa (piece of land projecting into water) · yi האַלבאינדזל (piece of land projecting into water) · cs poloostrov (piece of land projecting into water) · bg полуо́стров (piece of land projecting into water) · vo tinisul (piece of land projecting into water) · km ទៀបកោះ (piece of land projecting into water) · km ឧបទ្វីប (piece of land projecting into water) · nds Halfinsel (piece of land projecting into water) · lv pussala (piece of land projecting into water) · ka ნახევარკუნძული (piece of land projecting into water) · sv halvö (piece of land projecting into water) · vi bán đảo (piece of land projecting into water) · es procurrente (piece of land projecting into water) · pl półwysep (piece of land projecting into water) · be паўвы́спа (piece of land projecting into water) · nn halvøy (piece of land projecting into water) · bcl rawis (piece of land projecting into water) · eu penintsula (piece of land projecting into water) · kk жарты арал (piece of land projecting into water) · af skiereiland (piece of land projecting into water) · el χερσόνησος (piece of land projecting into water) · bn উপদ্বীপ (piece of land projecting into water) · kk түбек (piece of land projecting into water) · sah тумул арыы (piece of land projecting into water) · be паўво́страў (piece of land projecting into water) · te ద్వీపకల్పము (piece of land projecting into water) · sq gadishull (piece of land projecting into water) · ur جَزِیرَہ نُما (piece of land projecting into water) · sl polotok (piece of land projecting into water) · fy skiereilân (piece of land projecting into water) · lij penisoa (piece of land projecting into water) · de Halbinsel (piece of land projecting into water) · gd leth-eilean (piece of land projecting into water) · gd ros (piece of land projecting into water) · fo hálvoyggj (piece of land projecting into water) · km ស្ទើរកោះ (piece of land projecting into water) · uk піво́стрів (piece of land projecting into water) · tk ýarymada (piece of land projecting into water) · mn хойг (piece of land projecting into water) · lo ຄາບສມຸດ (piece of land projecting into water) · wa cåziyea (piece of land projecting into water) · fa-ira شِبْهِ جَزیرِه (piece of land projecting into water) · dng банҗядо (piece of land projecting into water) · fi niemimaa (piece of land projecting into water) · zza nimaleng (piece of land projecting into water) · da halvø (piece of land projecting into water) · lmw jóʔkaṭi (piece of land projecting into water) · ab а́дгьылбжьахабжа (piece of land projecting into water) · is skagi (piece of land projecting into water) · ia peninsula (piece of land projecting into water) · ota آطه (piece of land projecting into water) · cv ҫурутрав (piece of land projecting into water) · sw peninsula (piece of land projecting into water) · mi raenga kūiti (piece of land projecting into water) · ta மூவலந்தீவு (piece of land projecting into water) · fr presqu'île (piece of land projecting into water) · gu દ્વીપકલ્પ (piece of land projecting into water) · aii ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܐ ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (piece of land projecting into water) · kn ಅರೆತೆವರು (piece of land projecting into water) · grc χερσόνησος (piece of land projecting into water) · yue 半島 /半岛 (piece of land projecting into water) · cy penrhyn (piece of land projecting into water) · vo lafanisul (piece of land projecting into water) · fa-ira شِبْهِجَزیرِه (piece of land projecting into water) · ps ټاپو وزمه (piece of land projecting into water) · ps شبه جزيره (piece of land projecting into water) · nan-hbl 半島 /半岛 (piece of land projecting into water) · cmn 半島 /半岛 (piece of land projecting into water) · sh по̏луоток (piece of land projecting into water)