Pure Latin; pene means 'almost', and insula means 'island'.
A long, thin spit of land is 'almost an island', thus; peninsula.
There are 4 syllables. Pen-i-su-la.
My favourite example is the geographical term 'peninsula'. From the Latin pene, meaning 'almost' and insula meaning 'island', a long thin spit of land is 'almost' an 'island', a peninsula.
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It's word origin is the Latin eboreus - creamy-white in color.
The word for "origin" in Romani is "zhanel."
The surname Calderon originated in the Hispanic Peninsula.
the origin is where the word came from but the specific origin of the word ballot is latin root word.
The word "origin" is derived from the French word "origin" and the Latin word "originem," both of which mean, beginning, descent, birth, and rise.
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I think an antonym for the word peninsula could be close to the word "valley." Am or could I be right?
The peninsula is often buffeted by storms
IndoChina peninsula. Please, look up the word in wiki.
There are 4 syllables. Pen-i-su-la.
The word peninsula comes from the Latin poeninsula, poene meaning almost and insula island
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The opposite word to peninsula is "island," as an island is surrounded by water on all sides, while a peninsula is connected to a larger landmass on one side.
India is a subcontinent and not a peninsula like Greece.