peninsula
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The meaning (definition) of the word peninsula
a piece of land nearly surrounded by water but joined to the mainland
The word peninsula used in a sentence
“Italy is a peninsula surrounded by the blue sea.”
The plural of the word peninsula
peninsulas
How the word peninsula is said around the world
| French | péninsule (pay-nen-SEWL) |
| Spanish | península (pay-NEEN-soo-lah) |
| Mandarin | 半岛 (bahn dow) |
| Hindi | प्रायद्वीप (prahyd-VEEP) |
| Arabic | شبه جزيرة (sheebh JAH-zee-rah) |
| Russian | полуостров (pu-loo-OHST-ruf) |
| Portuguese (EU) | península (pay-NEENG-soo-luh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | península (pay-NEENG-soo-la) |
| Japanese | 半島 (hown-SHEE-mah) |
| German | Halbinsel (HAHL-bin-zuhl) |
| Urdu | جزیرہ نما (gyuh-ZEE-rah NUU-mah) |
| Punjabi | ਪ੍ਰਾਇਦੀਪ (pry-DEEP) |
| Korean | 반도 (BAHN-doh) |
| Hebrew | חֲצִי אִי (KHAH-tseey eey) |
| Greek | χερσόνησος (hyayr-SOH-nee-sohs) |
| Dutch | schiereiland (SKHEE-rei-lahnt) |
| Tagalog | peninsula (puh-neen-SOO-lah) |
| Vietnamese | bán đảo (BAH-urn dow) |
| Turkish | yarımada (yah-RU-mah-dah) |
| Persian | شبه جزیره (shaybh jah-ZEE-ray) |
| Polish | półwysep (poow-VI-sep) |
| Ukrainian | півострів (pee-VOHST-reev) |
| Bengali | উপদ্বীপ (OO-pawd-beep) |
| Swedish | halvö (HAHL-ver) |
| Italian | penisola (pay-NEE-zoh-lah) |
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