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peninsula Cape York Peninsula

Main Entry: pen·in·su·la
Pronunciation: p-nin(t)-s(-)l, -nin-ch-l
Function: noun
Etymology: from Latin paeninsula "peninsula," from paene- "almost" and insula "island" --related to INSULATE, ISLE, ISOLATE
: a piece of land nearly surrounded by water or sticking out into the water
- pen·in·su·lar /-s(-)lr, -ch-lr/ adjective

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