Peninsular Meaning
/pəˈnɪn.sjə.lə(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf, pertaining to, resembling, or connected with a peninsula or peninsulas.
adjExhibiting a narrow provincialism; parochial.
Sentence Examples
The peninsular region was mountainous.
The peninsular area was scenic.
The country is located in a beautiful peninsular region.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ region of Baja California extends southward into the Pacific Ocean.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ War was fought between Napoleon's forces and a coalition of British, Portuguese, and Spanish troops.
Word Origin & History
Learned borrowing from Latin paenīnsulāris. By surface analysis, peninsula + -ar. In the historical sense borrowed from Spanish peninsular.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Some of the great merchants in the Indies were creoles, but the majority were peninsulares. These latter acted as effective intermediaries between Spain and the colonies."
— 1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London; New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 131:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ region of Baja California extends southward into the Pacific Ocean.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ War was fought between Napoleon's forces and a coalition of British, Portuguese, and Spanish troops.