peninsula
A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land massA piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.
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» Italy is a peninsula.
Italien ist eine Halbinsel. — Esperantostern
Италия - полуостров. — dimitris
Италия - это полуостров. — marafon
Италия является полуостровом. — dominik100
Італія — це півострів. — deniko
Італія — півострів. — deniko
sysko · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesA piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.
Halbinsel
полуо́стровpoluóstrov
піво́стрівpivóstriv
a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
Examples
53 sentencesItaly is a peninsula.
Італія — це півострів. — deniko
ruИталия - полуостров. — dimitris
deItalien ist eine Halbinsel. — Esperantostern
Have you ever been to the Korean Peninsula?
ruТы был на Корейском полуострове? — shanghainese
deHaben Sie schon einmal die koreanische Halbinsel besucht? — xtofu80
Crimea is a peninsula.
Крим – півострів. — janTuki
ruКрым — полуостров. — Wezel
deDie Krim ist eine Halbinsel. — Vortarulo
Putin has taken an entire peninsula hostage.
dePutin hat eine ganze Halbinsel als Geisel genommen. — al_ex_an_der
Is it an island or a peninsula?
ruЭто остров или полуостров? — marafon
deIst das eine Insel oder eine Halbinsel? — mhr
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula, from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”).Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula, from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”).
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Forms
plural: peninsulas / peninsulae| Singular | peninsula |
|---|---|
| Plural | peninsulas / peninsulae |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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