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peninsula

[puh-nin-suh-luh, -nins-yuh-luh] / pəˈnɪn sə lə, -ˈnɪns yə lə /
NOUN
projecting mass of land
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Working with the Kastrati family, a large Albanian business owner whose name adorns gas stations around the country, they put together a deal to buy land on the peninsula.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

In another sign of its hardening stance, North Korea deleted all references to uniting the divided peninsula from its constitution, an AFP review of the latest version this week showed.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Such signs are now a fixture in Coronado, an upscale resort city on a slender peninsula in San Diego Bay, known for some of America’s best beaches.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Commemoration services were also held across New Zealand, Australia and on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey on Saturday morning.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

The previous Thursday, the first day of spring, had been the Afghan New Year’s Day—the Sawl-e-Nau—and Afghans in the Bay Area had planned celebrations throughout the East Bay and the peninsula.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




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