Peninsula

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected with the mainland by an isthmus.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A portion of land nearly surrounded by water, and connected with a larger body by a neck, or isthmus.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A piece of land almost surrounded by water, and connected with the mainland by a neck or isthmus. The Peninsula is often used absolutely for Spain and Portugal.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    dry land    ground    land    terra firma    earth    solid ground   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    chersonese    headland    cape    byland   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    promontory    plateau    continent    isle    coastline    mainland    archipelago    isthmus    reef    islet