Peninsula Meaning
/pəˈnɪn.sjə.lə/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.
nameA township in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States.
Sentence Examples
A humid climate is characteristic of the peninsula.
Have you ever been to the Korean Peninsula?
CEFR Practice Quiz
Italy, shaped like a boot, is a large ____ surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The Iberian ____ is home to Spain and Portugal and is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula, from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Man cancelling Lisa's inauguration as president: I sentence you to a lifetime of horror on Monster Island. Don't worry, it's just a name.
[Lisa and others are chased by fire-breathing monsters]
Lisa: He said it was just a name!
Man being chased by monsters: What he meant is that Monster Island is actually a peninsula."
— 1994 November 13, Mike Scully, “Lisa on Ice”, in The Simpsons, season 6, episode 8, production code 6F18:
"[W]ith the exceptions of Switzerland, Sweden and the Peninsula, the whole of Europe was now in the grip of Hitler[.]"
— 1958, C.E. Lucas Phillips, The Greatest Raid of All, London: Heineman, page 26:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Italy, shaped like a boot, is a large ____ surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The Iberian ____ is home to Spain and Portugal and is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.