Peninsula - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Peninsula :  (noun)

1: a large mass of land projecting into a body of water

Based on WordNet 2.0

Peninsula : \Pen*in"su*la\, n. [L. peninsula or paeninsula; paene almost _ insula an island. See Isle.] A portion of land nearly surrounded by water, and connected with a larger body by a neck, or isthmus.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Peninsula, OH (village, FIPS 61574) Location: 41.23677 N, 81.55303 W Population (1990): 562 (244 housing units) Area: 12.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44264

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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