·noun A portion of land nearly surrounded by water, and connected with a larger body by a neck, or isthmus.
pēninsŭla, v. paeninsula. ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
pēnīnsula see paeninsula. ...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
A tract of land joined to a continent by a comparatively narrow neck termed an isthmus. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·add. ·- Florida; — a nickname. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language