Peninsular State

American  

noun

1. Florida (used as a nickname).

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Example Sentences

Central Command’s forward headquarters and just 300,000 citizens, the tiny peninsular state is the world’s richest country per capita and a major U.S. ally.

From Washington Post

Baja California Sur, the peninsular state where Cabo San Lucas is located, had 13 cases of coronavirus through Monday, Mexican health ministry data shows.

From Reuters

Launchings from North Korea are relatively easy for Washington to monitor because the peninsular state, about 100 miles wide at its waist, is surrounded by American bases, fleets, radars and allies.

From New York Times

What’s more, Irma’s projected path up the spine of the peninsular state poses a unique challenge: If hurricane-force winds are wide enough to affect both coastlines simultaneously—which they’re expected to be—where will people evacuate to?

From Slate

The Saudi-led bloc of countries on June 5 cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, suspended all their flights into and out of Doha and closed the peninsular state’s only land border — with Saudi Arabia.

From Washington Post