peninsula
(noun) a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
peninsula (plural peninsulas or peninsulae)
(geography) A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.
Synonyms: byland, cape, chersonese, half-island, headland, ness
Source: Wiktionary
Pen*in"su*la, n. Etym: [L. peninsula or paeninsula; paene almost + insula an island. See Isle.]
Definition: A portion of land nearly surrounded by water, and connected with a larger body by a neck, or isthmus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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