Avalon Peninsula

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noun

a peninsula in SE Newfoundland, in E Canada: surrounded on three sides by the Atlantic Ocean. About 3,579 sq. mi. (9,270 sq. km).

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Words nearby Avalon Peninsula

avalanche lily, avalanche wind, Valediction Forbidding Mourning, A, Avalokitesvara, Avalon, Avalon Peninsula, avant-, avant-garde, avant-gardism, Avanti, avantist

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How to use Avalon Peninsula in a sentence

Originally it was a low-level insurgency mainly confined to the Sinai Peninsula .
ISIS Wannabes Claim They Killed an American in Egypt|Jamie Dettmer|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
KIEV, Ukraine—He took the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea with just a few shots fired.
Putin Is Lying on Ukraine—and the West Can’t Stop Him|Jamie Dettmer|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As the Arabian Peninsula flourished, the area became the center of cultural development.
When Saudi Arabia Ruled the World|Emily Wilson|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Putin mentioned the word before, during the Crimea crises last spring before he annexed the strategic peninsula.
Putin Mocks the West, Puts His Own Prestige on the Line|Anna Nemtsova|August 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

At present, Russia only has access to the strategic peninsula by sea or by air.
Russia Lies About Invading Ukraine as It Invades Ukraine|Anna Nemtsova|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If the "Y" Beach lot press their advantage they may cut off the enemy troops on the toe of the Peninsula.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
An aeroplane had reported that the Goeben had come into the Narrows, presumably to fire over the Peninsula with her big guns.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
The sailors had hoped they would be able to shield the Southern point of the Peninsula by interposing their ships but they can't.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
As I write dead quiet reigns on the Peninsula, literally dead quiet.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Before leaving for France the Emperor had drawn up a cut and dried plan for the systematic conquest of the whole Peninsula.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison

British Dictionary definitions for Avalon Peninsula

Avalon Peninsula

noun

a large peninsula of Newfoundland, between Trinity and Placentia Bays. Area: about 10 000 sq km (4000 sq miles)

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