peninsular
Americanadjective
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occurring on, forming, or relating to a peninsula.
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of or relating to the Iberian Peninsula.
noun
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."
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Example Sentences
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Most of that comes from northern peninsular Malaysia, with Kedah the biggest producer.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
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
The sharp division between them and the peninsular Spaniards fueled creoles’ desire for self-government.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
The idea of a peninsular Macondo prevailed for a long time, inspired by the arbitrary map that José Arcadio Buendía sketched on his return from the expedition.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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