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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries半島
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hantō
"そのホテルは小さな半島に建っている。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a large body of water.
"Italy is a prominent peninsula shaped like a boot."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Latin paeninsula, from paene ('almost') + insula ('island').
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "peninsula"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "peninsula" is said worldwide
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半岛
Transliteration: bàndǎo
"朝鲜半岛位于亚洲东部。"
péninsule
Transliteration: péninsule
"La Bretagne est une grande péninsule."
Halbinsel
Transliteration: Halbinsel
"Die Krim ist eine Halbinsel im Schwarzen Meer."
penisola
Transliteration: penisola
"L'Italia è una penisola."
península
Transliteration: península
"España se encuentra en la península ibérica."
península
Transliteration: península
"O hotel fica localizado em uma bela península."
प्रायद्वीप
Transliteration: praayadweep
"भारत एक बड़ा प्रायद्वीप है।"
반도
Transliteration: bando
"한반도는 삼면이 바다로 둘러싸여 있다."
半島
Transliteration: hantō
"そのホテルは小さな半島に建っている。"
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