peninsula

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pen·in·su·la | \ pə-ˈnin(t)-s(ə-)lə

, -shə-lə

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

Recent Examples on the Web Portions of the peninsula have been above and below sea level at least four times. — Chuck Lehmann, sun-sentinel.com, "Will Florida be submerged due to climate change? | Opinion," 2 Apr. 2021 It is located on a tiny island on the upper west side of the peninsula. — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Majestic spot in Antarctica named after pioneering UCSD polar explorer Helen Fricker," 4 Dec. 2020 Meanwhile, the rate of vaccination on the peninsula is plateauing. — Sabine Poux, Anchorage Daily News, "Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor feuds with school district over mask policy," 14 Apr. 2021 In a speech to the party congress in January, Kim Jong Un called on Washington to end the joint exercises and other alliance activities on the peninsula. — Washington Post, "U.S., South Korea reach military cost-sharing agreement after deadlock under Trump," 7 Mar. 2021 On the southern tip of the Algarve’s Sagres peninsula, this three-sided fort protected the town from North African raiders. — Ann Abel, Forbes, "Essential Portugal: 16 Must-See Spots When We Can Travel Again," 5 Mar. 2021 The kittens bring the peninsula’s overall lynx population to 855, marking a 900% increase since the first census in 2002. — Lindsey Mcginnis, The Christian Science Monitor, "Points of Progress: Lynxes make a comeback, and more," 13 Nov. 2020 In the summers of their twenties, my parents built and ran one of Alaska’s first bear-viewing lodges on the peninsula’s Pacific coast. — Acacia Johnson, National Geographic, "For this family, keeping Alaska wild and pristine is a decades-long mission," 25 Sep. 2020 The elk at Pierce Point have been kept behind an 8-foot fence since they were reintroduced to the peninsula’s northernmost tip in 1978. — Nora Mishanec, SFChronicle.com, "Another scuffle over Point Reyes elk population — this time over their water supply," 1 Sep. 2020

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