peninsula

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /pəˈnɪn.sjə.lə/, /ˈpɛn.ɪn.sjʊ.lə/
• (GA) IPA: /pəˈnɪn.sə.lə/
• (Aus, yod-coalescence) IPA: /pəˈnɪn.ʃə.lə/

Noun

peninsula (plural peninsulas)

1. (geography) A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.

   Synonyms: byland, cape, chersonese, half-island, headland, ness

Translations

• French: péninsule, presqu'île
• German: Halbinsel
• Italian: penisola
• Portuguese: península
• Russian: полуо́стров
• Spanish: península

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