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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Halbinsel
"Die Krim ist eine Halbinsel im Schwarzen Meer."
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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
Derived from the Latin 'paeninsula', composed of 'paene' meaning 'almost' and 'insula' meaning 'island'. It entered the English language in the 16th century, shifting from early forms like 'peninsula' to describe a piece of land almost surrounded by water.
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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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