Synonyms for peninsula
pəˈnɪn sə lə, -ˈnɪns yə ləpenin·su·la

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1. peninsulanoun

   Synonyms:
   chersonese, headland, byland, cape

2. peninsulanoun

   A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.

   Synonyms:
   cape, chersonese, headland, byland

Princeton's WordNet

1. peninsulanoun

   a large mass of land projecting into a body of water

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1. • Land

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

1. peninsulanoun

   Synonyms:
   chersonese

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1. List of paraphrases for "peninsula":

   péninsule, peninsular, aljazeera, korean, al-jazeera, jazeera, island, korea, bakassi, skallingen

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1. Lu Kang:

   We are consistently supporting all relevant parties in resolving the peninsula issue through political consultations and peaceful means.

2. Bruce Klingner of Heritage Foundation:

   Putting US nukes back on the peninsula makes no military sense, they currently are on very hard to find, very hard to target weapons platforms and to take weapons off of them and put them into a bunker in South Korea, which is a very enticing target for North Korea, what you’ve done is you’ve degraded your capabilities.

3. Rob Wainwright:

   The problem we are dealing these days is not just about Syria and Iraq it is about other terrorist networks around the world, in Africa, in the Arab peninsula for example, that have franchise movements of the al Qaeda brand.

4. Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang:

   First, as I've said many times before, China always opposes any country imposing unilateral sanctions, second, under the present situation where the situation on the Korean Peninsula is complex and sensitive, we oppose any moves that may further worsen tensions there.

5. South Korean President Moon Jae-in:

   Chairman Kim and I have agreed that the June 12 summit should be held successfully, and that our quest for the Korean Peninsula's denuclearization and a perpetual peace regime should not be halted.