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Definition of Peninsulas
1. peninsula [n] - See also: peninsula
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peninsulas
| penile prosthesis penile urethra penillic acids penillion penillions penin pening peninsula peninsulae peninsular | peninsular Spanish peninsulas (current term) peninsulate peninsulated peninsulates peninsulating |
Literary usage of Peninsulas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Historical Geography of Europe by Edward Augustus Freeman (1882)
"peninsulas AND ISLANDS. Greek peninsula projects to the south, being itself again
composed of peninsulas within peninsulas. ..."
2. The Historical Geography of Europe by Edward Augustus Freeman (1882)
"... being itself CHAP. again composed of peninsulas within peninsulas. ... sides of
smaller peninsulas — is joined on by the narrow isthmus of Corinth. ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Its shape is exceedingly irregular, and its coastline is broken by numerous bays
and peninsulas, sometimes of considerable size. The general name is applied ..."
4. A History of Greece: From the Earliest Times to the Roman Conquest. With by William Smith (1897)
"The three peninsulas of Southern Europe. § 2. Position and boun. daries of Greece.
... THREE peninsulas, very different in form, project from the south of ..."
5. A System of Physical Geography: Containing a Description of the Natural by David M. Warren (1860)
"The principal bodies of land projecting into the sea are the peninsulas of ...
Most peninsulas have the line of their greatest extent from north to south, ..."
6. Publications by English Dialect Society (1874)
"This district is also a peninsula, or rather two peninsulas, at the 8W. of Pm.
The character is decidedly S. dr for thr in three, through, throw, threaten, ..."
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