[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

peninsula \penin"sula\, n. 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.
   1913 webster
see also:
isle 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

peninsula
     n : a large mass of land projecting into a body of water

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

[4] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

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 codes: 44264

[5] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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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