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peninsular

adj.
C2 Proficiency US //pəˈnɪnsəɫɝ// UK //pənˈɪnsjʊlɐ// penin·su·lar Archaic

adj. relating to a peninsula, which is a piece of land that is almost surrounded by water. You use this to describe things that are connected to or characteristic of a peninsula.

adj. relating to a peninsula or its inhabitants. Often used in historical or geographical contexts to describe the characteristics of a specific region.


SIMPLE

The peninsular region has a unique climate.

CONTEXTUAL

The peninsular nature of the island made it difficult for the invaders to establish a permanent base.

COMPLEX

The peninsular geography of the region created a distinct cultural identity that was largely isolated from the mainland's political developments for centuries.

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin paenīnsulāris. By surface analysis, peninsula + -ar. In the historical sense borrowed from Spanish peninsular.

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