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peninsula |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: peninsula n : a large mass of land projecting into a body of water 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
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