peninsular

1 of 2

adjective

pe·​nin·​su·​lar -lə(r) 

1

: of, belonging to, forming, or like a peninsula

the many beaches of the peninsular region

2

often capitalized : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Iberian Peninsula

the Spanish Civil War … worked out with a peculiar peninsular glory and despair

—Newsweek

peninsular

2 of 2

noun

"

plural -s

: an inhabitant of a peninsula

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin paeninsula + English -ar

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Rhymes for peninsular

• insular