peninsular

American  

[puhnˈ-in-suh-ler, -syoo-ler] / pənˈ ɪn sə lər, -syʊ lər /

adjective

1. occurring on, forming, or relating to a peninsula.

2. of or relating to the Iberian Peninsula.

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noun

1. a person who lives on or is from a peninsula, especially the Iberian Peninsula.

Explanation

Use the adjective peninsular to describe a near-island that is connected to the mainland. Every good noun needs an associated adjective, and you won't have any difficulty in discerning where this one comes from. A peninsula is a piece of land that juts out into the water, nearly an island. Something that's peninsular looks like a peninsula or is a geographical area with a lot of peninsulas. The coast of Maine, for example, is peninsular, lined with thin necks of land. The Latin root, pæninsula, literally means "almost an island."

Example Sentences

In the latest strikes overnight, Ukrainian air defences shot down 25 of 33 drones launched by Russia from the annexed Crimea peninsular, the air force said in a statement.

From Reuters • Oct. 6, 2023

The settlement sets aside $1.1 million for monitoring endangered species along the border, including ocelots, jaguars, peninsular bighorn sheep, the Sonoran pronghorn and the Mexican gray wolf.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2023

From the decline of the Guptas to the rise of powerful northern Muslim sultanates such as Gujarat, peninsular India was home to the Hindu Chola kingdom, a maritime trade empire.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Officials have opened an investigation and taken evidence from the site, which is in the Au peninsular just south of the city of Zurich.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2022

Beneath the peninsular fort of La Cite, across the river from the old city, there are rooms of bandages, rooms of ammunition, even an underground hospital, or so it is believed.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr