n.
Pronunciation: p ə - ' nin(t)-s( ə -)l ə , -sh ə -l ə
Function: 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 -)l ə r, -sh ə -l ə r \ adjective