peninsula
noun
pen·in·su·la
pə-ˈnin(t)-s(ə-)lə
-shə-lə
: 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
the Italian peninsula
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