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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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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

Rebecca Lewis, the Scotland and Northern Ireland manager with conservation charity Buglife, said the peninsula should have an important role to play in reversing biodiversity loss in Scotland.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

"THAAD still remains on the peninsula currently," Xavier Brunson said at a US Senate committee hearing in Washington.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is the gateway to the Middle East’s vast oil wealth on the east side of the Arabian peninsula.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

We flew southeast, over the dry, flat plains of the Orange Free State and the green and mountainous Cape peninsula.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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