peninsula
/pɪˈnɪn.s(j)ʊ.lə/
noun
A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.
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Noun 1 meaning
A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.
Where it comes from
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin paenīnsula, from paene (“almost”), and īnsula (“island”).
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PENINSULA at a glance
PENINSULA has 9 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (P 3 + E 1 + N 1 + I 1 + N 1 + S 1 + U 1 + L 1 + A 1) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,711 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with peninsula
All rhymes- FORMULA12
- NEBULA8
- CURRICULA13
- HULA7
- SPATULA9
- TARANTULA9
- FISTULA10
- FIBULA11
- ARUGULA8
- SCAPULA11
- CANNULA9
- TABULA8
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