peninsular
pronunciation
How to pronounce peninsular in British English:
UK [pəˈnɪnsjələ(r)]
How to pronounce peninsular in American English:
US [pəˈnɪnsələr]
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- Adjective:
- of or forming or resembling a peninsula
Word Origin
- peninsular (adj.)
- 1610s, from peninsula + -ar.
Example
- 1. Singapore lies at the tip of the malaysian peninsular .
- 2. But irredeemable adventurers will find few locales in asia more amenable than peninsular malaysia .
- 3. It is in johor on the southernmost tip of peninsular malaysia , opposite singapore .
- 4. In 2008 part of the wilkins ice shelf on the edge of the antarctic peninsular suddenly disintegrated .
- 5. Of course , some of the big-ticket items in an economic engagement policy will remain contingent on progress in security arrangements and peninsular denuclearisation .