peninsula meaning
peninsula :
piece of land, land surrounded by water
noun
▪ The country has a large peninsula.
▪ The country has a large piece of land surrounded by water.
▪ The Iberian Peninsula includes Spain and Portugal.
▪ The Iberian Peninsula includes Spain and Portugal.
paraphrasing
▪ landmass – piece of land attached to a larger land
▪ cape – a point of land jutting into water
▪ mainland – the main part of a country, not its islands
▪ coast – the land along the sea
Pronunciation
peninsula [pəˈnɪn.sjʊ.lə]
The stress is on the second syllable and sounds like 'puh-nin-syu-la'.
Common phrases and grammar about peninsula
peninsula - Common meaning
noun
piece of land, land surrounded by water
Part of Speech Changes for "peninsula"
▪ peninsular (adjective) – relating to a peninsula
▪ (No other common derivatives)
Common Expressions with "peninsula"
▪ large peninsula – a big piece of land surrounded by water
▪ tropical peninsula – a peninsula in tropical regions
▪ Iberian Peninsula – the peninsula that includes Spain and Portugal
▪ Scandinavian Peninsula – the peninsula that includes Sweden and Norway
Important examples of peninsula in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, peninsula usually refers to a landform surrounded by water on most sides but connected to land.
Example of a confusing word: island (completely surrounded by water)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC grammar questions, peninsula is used as a singular noun requiring singular verb agreement.
peninsula
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
peninsula extension
'a landform jutting into water'
(No idioms related to peninsula in TOEIC)
Differences between similar words and peninsula
peninsula
,
cape
differences
Peninsula is a piece of land almost surrounded by water but connected to land, while cape is a point of land jutting into water.
peninsula
,
isthmus
differences
Peninsula is a piece of land almost surrounded by water but connected to land, while isthmus is a narrow strip connecting two land areas.
Words with the same origin as peninsula
The origin of peninsula
The word 'peninsula' comes from Latin, meaning 'almost an island'.
Word structure
It has the prefix 'pen' (almost) and root 'insula' (island), so peninsula means 'almost an island'.
Words with the same origin
The root of peninsula is 'insula' (island). Words with the same root include 'island', 'insular', 'insulate', 'insularity'.
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