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Added 9 October 2026

peninsula

/pɪˈnɪn.sjʊ.lə/ noun

In Latin: paenīnsula Wiktionary

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

Origin

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

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