Main Entry: pen·in·su·la

Pronunciation: \pə-ˈnin(t)-s(ə-)lə, -shə-lə\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin paeninsula, from paene almost + insula island

Date: 1538

: a portion of land nearly surrounded by water and connected with a larger body by an isthmus; also : a piece of land jutting out into the water whether with or without a well-defined isthmus

— pen·in·su·lar \-s(ə-)lər, -shə-lər\ adjective