transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈnin(t)-s(ə-)lə, -shə-lə ]
noun
Etymology: Latin paeninsula, from paene almost + insula island
Date: 1538
: a portion of land nearly surrounded by water and connected with a larger body by an isthmus ; also : a piece of land jutting out into the water whether with or without a well-defined isthmus
• pen·in·su·lar -s(ə-)lər, -shə-lər adjective