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Pronunciation / Transliteration: péninsule
"La Bretagne est une grande péninsule."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a large body of water.
"Italy is a prominent peninsula shaped like a boot."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'peninsula' originates from the Latin word 'paeninsula', which is a combination of 'paene' meaning 'almost' and 'insula' meaning 'island'. This reflects the geographical characteristic of a peninsula being almost an island, surrounded by water on most sides but still connected to the mainland.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Peninsula" is said worldwide
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半岛
Transliteration: bàndǎo
"朝鲜半岛位于亚洲东部。"
péninsule
Transliteration: péninsule
"La Bretagne est une grande péninsule."
Halbinsel
Transliteration: Halbinsel
"Die Krim ist eine Halbinsel im Schwarzen Meer."
penisola
Transliteration: penisola
"L'Italia è una penisola."
península
Transliteration: península
"España se encuentra en la península ibérica."
península
Transliteration: península
"O hotel fica localizado em uma bela península."
प्रायद्वीप
Transliteration: praayadweep
"भारत एक बड़ा प्रायद्वीप है।"
반도
Transliteration: bando
"한반도는 삼면이 바다로 둘러싸여 있다."
半島
Transliteration: hantō
"そのホテルは小さな半島に建っている。"
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