peninsula

noun pen·in·su·la \ pə-ˈnin(t)-s(ə-)lə , -shə-lə \

|Updated on: 8 Jun 2018

Definition of peninsula

: 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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peninsular

play \pə-ˈnin(t)-s(ə-)lər, -shə-lər\ adjective

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Examples of peninsula in a Sentence

They built their house on a narrow peninsula.
the peninsula is constantly buffeted by storms

Recent Examples of peninsula from the Web

Everyone on the peninsula uses the glacier as their key landmark; in casual conversation, distance is defined by how far away something is from Snaefellsjokull.

— gloria dickie, WIRED, "Humans Tracked Iceland's Glaciers For Ages. Now, Tech Does," 5 June 2018
Though denuclearization of the Korean peninsula is the stated goal, analysts say Trump and Kim fundamentally disagree about what that looks like.

— latimes.com, "Today: Distrust and Verify," 4 June 2018
Singapore has emerged as the likely summit site, late this month or in early June, as Trump seeks to negotiate denuclearization of the Korean peninsula in his highest-stakes foreign policy effort yet.

— matthew lee, Time, "President Trump Welcomes U.S. Detainees Freed from North Korea," 10 May 2018
Singapore has emerged as the likely summit site, late this month or in early June, as Trump seeks to negotiate denuclearization of the Korean peninsula in his highest-stakes foreign policy effort yet.

— matthew lee, BostonGlobe.com, "Trump welcomes freed Americans’ return to US," 10 May 2018
Both leaders emerged agreeing to work toward a formal end to hostilities between North and South by the end of the year and the eventual denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.

— jonathan m. pitts, baltimoresun.com, "Maryland Korean-Americans 'cautiously optimistic' as historic summit looms," 9 May 2018
Among the key issues is the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.

— NBC News, "North Korea's Kim Jong Un crosses border for historic talks with South," 27 Apr. 2018
Meanwhile, the National Hurricane Center is tracking a large low-pressure system in the northwest Caribbean Sea that is producing showers across the Florida peninsula and Cuba.

— stephen ruiz, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Orlando weather: Plan for more afternoon rain," 22 May 2018
Second, next month President Trump will sit down with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as part of the international effort to denuclearize the Korean peninsula and end the Korean conflict.

— abigail tracy, The Hive, "“We’re Paying a Heavy Price”: Senator Ben Cardin Takes on Trump’s “Sledgehammer” Foreign Policy," 14 May 2018

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