5 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

peninsula

noun: a large mass of land projecting into a body of water

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Peninsula \Pen*in"su*la\, noun [L. peninsula or paeninsula; paene almost + insula an island. See {Isle}.] A portion of land nearly surrounded by water, and connected with a larger body by a neck, or isthmus.

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

34 Moby Thesaurus words for "peninsula": Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Eurasia, Eurasian landmass, Europe, North America, South America, bill, breakwater, cape, chersonese, continent, coral reef, delta, foreland, head, headland, hook, landmass, main, mainland, mull, naze, ness, point, promontory, reef, sandspit, spit, spur, subcontinent, tongue

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

Peninsula, OH (village, FIPS 61574) Location: 41.23677 N, 81.55303 W Population (1990): 562 (244 housing units) Area: 12.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44264

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

Peninsula, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio Population (2000): 602 Housing Units (2000): 254 Land area (2000): 4.674119 sq. miles (12.105912 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.010029 sq. miles (0.025976 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.684148 sq. miles (12.131888 sq. km) FIPS code: 61574 Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39 Location: 41.240755 N, 81.556363 W ZIP Codes (1990): 44264 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Peninsula, OH Peninsula

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