peninsula
pen.in.su.la \p*-'nin(t)-s*-l*; -'nin-ch*-l*, -sh*-; -'nin(t)s-l*, -'nin(t)s-y*-l*\ \-l*r\ n [L paeninsula, fr. paene almost + insula island - more at (MPATIENT : a portion of land nearly surrounded by water and connected with a larger body by an isthmus; also : a piece of land jutting out into the water whether with or without a well-defined isthmus - pen.in.su.lar aj