peninsula
English Thesaurus
1. a large mass of land projecting into a body of water (noun.object)
| instance hyponym | : | anatolia, asia minor, |
| definition | : | a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | balkan peninsula, balkans, |
| definition | : | a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | indochina, indochinese peninsula, |
| definition | : | a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | yucatan, yucatan peninsula, |
| definition | : | a peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | jutland, jylland, |
| definition | : | peninsula in northern Europe that forms the continental part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | italian peninsula, |
| definition | : | a boot-shaped peninsula in southern Europe extending into the Mediterranean Sea (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | nova scotia, |
| definition | : | a peninsula in eastern Canada between the Bay of Fundy and the Saint Lawrence River (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | arabia, arabian peninsula, |
| definition | : | a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | sinai, sinai peninsula, |
| definition | : | a peninsula in northeastern Egypt; at north end of Red Sea (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | dae-han-min-gook, han-gook, korea, korean peninsula, |
| definition | : | an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | malay peninsula, |
| definition | : | a peninsula in southeastern Asia occupied by parts of Malaysia and Thailand and Myanmar (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | horn of africa, somali peninsula, |
| definition | : | a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | kola peninsula, |
| definition | : | a peninsula in northwestern Russia projecting eastward between the Barents Sea and the White Sea (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | crimea, |
| definition | : | a Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | kamchatka peninsula, |
| definition | : | a peninsula in eastern Siberia; between Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | seward peninsula, |
| definition | : | a peninsula in western Alaska that projects westward into the Bering Sea just below the Arctic Circle (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | cape ann, |
| definition | : | a Massachusetts peninsula to the north of Boston extending into the Atlantic Ocean (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | cape cod, |
| definition | : | a Massachusetts peninsula to the south of Boston extending into the Atlantic; a popular resort area (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | alaska peninsula, |
| definition | : | a peninsula of southwestern Alaska (a continuation of the Aleutian Islands) (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | antarctic peninsula, palmer peninsula, |
| definition | : | a large peninsula of Antarctica that extends some 1200 miles north toward South America; separates the Weddell Sea from the South Pacific (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | cape york peninsula, |
| definition | : | a peninsula in Queensland in northeastern Australia between the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Coral Sea (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | chukchi peninsula, |
| definition | : | peninsula of northeastern Siberia across the Bering Strait from northwestern Alaska (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | eyre peninsula, |
| definition | : | a peninsula of southern Australia (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | labrador peninsula, labrador-ungava peninsula, |
| definition | : | a peninsular region of eastern Canada between Hudson Bay and the Labrador Sea; contains most of Quebec and the mainland part of Newfoundland and Labrador (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | liaodong bandao, liaodong peninsula, |
| definition | : | a peninsula in northeastern China that extends into the Yellow Sea, between Bo Hai and Korea Bay (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | lower peninsula, |
| definition | : | the part of northern Michigan between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | upper peninsula, |
| definition | : | the peninsula between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan that forms the northwestern part of Michigan (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | peninsular, |
| definition | : | of or forming or resembling a peninsula (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | peninsular, |
| definition | : | of or forming or resembling a peninsula (adj.pert) |
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