Peninsular
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pəˈnɪn.sjə.lə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Peninsular is an adjective meaning Of, pertaining to, resembling, or connected with a peninsula or peninsulas.
Meaning
Of, pertaining to, resembling, or connected with a peninsula or peninsulas.
More Meanings
- Exhibiting a narrow provincialism; parochial.
- One who inhabits a peninsula.
- Misspelling of peninsula, found chiefly in non-rhotic accents.
- (historical) A person born on the Iberian Peninsula who emigrated to a (contemporary or former) Spanish colony.
Example Sentences
Near-synonym: insular
The lakeside cottage was on a peninsular spit of land.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:peninsular.
Some of the great merchants in the Indies were creoles, but the majority were peninsulares. These latter acted as effective intermediaries between Spain and the colonies.
Word Forms
- peninsulars
- peninsulares
Synonyms for peninsular
Depending on context, synonyms include insular.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include island, pinular, insular, pinnular, pinnacular, piny.
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