Peninsula,

5 definitions found

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

  Peninsula \Pen*in"su*la\, 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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  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 code(s): 44264

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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