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peninsula

Definition

  • noun: a piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water and is attached to a larger land area
  • noun: a portion of land nearly surrounded by water and connected with a larger body by an isthmus
  • synonyms: africa, antarctica, asia

Examples

  • They built their house on a narrow 'peninsula'.

  • the culture of 'peninsular' Spain

  • the Yucatan 'Peninsula'

Movie quotes

  • (..) There's so many potential sources in play that no one knows where it began. The organ trade in Germany. Strange examples of violent behavior across the Asian peninsulas. Meanwhile, the zombie plague keeps spreading, and we do what we can. These are the Jerusalem Salvation Gates. Two of portals (..)
    2013 World War Z