peninsula
noun
Simple meaning
A large mass of land projecting into a body of water.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
pəˈnɪnsələ
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Definition
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noun
geography
A large mass of land projecting into a body of water
geography
A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A large mass of land projecting into a body of water
Used this way, peninsula is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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- “The hotel sits right on the edge of the scenic peninsula.”
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.
A large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range.
A peninsula in Queensland in northeastern Australia between the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Coral Sea.
Peninsula of northeastern Siberia across the Bering Strait from northwestern Alaska.
A peninsula of southern Australia.
A peninsula in southwestern Europe.
Related words
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Of or forming or resembling a peninsula.
The region of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula.
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